Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 947 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” 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) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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