Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 933 · 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.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal

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