Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 766 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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