Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 881 · 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 a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
3. 3.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
18. 18.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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