Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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