Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 804 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
2. 2.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🏫 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
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
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) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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