Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 382 · 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.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.🎯 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
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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