Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 77 · 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) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
3. 3.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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