Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 590 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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