Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 891 · 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) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🏫 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (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) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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