Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 372 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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