Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 447 · 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.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎯 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah

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