Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 645 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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