Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 534 · 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 formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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