Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 407 · 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) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.🎯 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
3. 3.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected

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