Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 546 · 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) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
38. 38.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to

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