Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 450 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎯 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
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,

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