Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 90 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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