Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 550 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
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) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
35. 35.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal

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