Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 516 · 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: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.👨‍🏫 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
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🏫 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
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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