Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 362 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎯 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
36. 36.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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