Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 873 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal

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