Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 401 · 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) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👨‍🏫 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
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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 birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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