Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 393 · 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 “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
8. 8.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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