Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 639 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🧒 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
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah

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