Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 402 · 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) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧒 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
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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