Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 287 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.🏫 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
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎯 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

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