Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 420 · 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) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal

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