Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 497 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
11. 11.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
24. 24.👨‍🏫 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something

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