Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 506 · 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 birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal

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