Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 732 · 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.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.🏫 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
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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