Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 656 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah

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