Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 513 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👨‍🏫 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
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal

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