Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 410 · 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 a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal

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