Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 996 · 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 report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🧒 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
38. 38.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to

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