Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 589 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” 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) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
26. 26.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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