Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 913 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is

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