Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 181 · 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 birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.👨‍🏫 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
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected

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