Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 801 · 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 inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎯 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
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!

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