Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 699 · 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 chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🧒 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
13. 13.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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