Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 798 · 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 a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
26. 26.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal

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