Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 714 · 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.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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