Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 783 · 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.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🏫 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

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