Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 511 · 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) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
2. 2.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal

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