Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 309 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
7. 7.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
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) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to

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