Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 586 · 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 an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” 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) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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