Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 81 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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