Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 860 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.👨‍🏫 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
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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