Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 858 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.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,
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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