Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 261 · 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.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
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 a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal

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