Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 897 · 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 a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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