Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 654 · 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.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” 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 speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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