Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 308 · 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) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal

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