Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 498 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👨‍🏫 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
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
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: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
30. 30.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!

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