Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 795 · 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 an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
19. 19.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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