Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 987 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal

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