Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 905 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
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) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🏫 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
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!

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