Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 678 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” 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) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎯 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
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal

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