Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 56 · 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) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
29. 29.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” 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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