Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 374 · 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.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 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) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” 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 report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
32. 32.🏫 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,

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