Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 387 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage

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