Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 323 · 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) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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