Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 42 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧒 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
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something

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