Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 797 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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