Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 469 · 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 an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.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!
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
6. 6.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something

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