Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 92 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,

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