Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 34 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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