Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 388 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.👨‍🏫 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
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal

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