Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 923 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
6. 6.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.👨‍🏫 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
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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