Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 445 · 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.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.👨‍🏫 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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