Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 886 · 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.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
32. 32.👨‍🏫 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
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by

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