Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 921 · 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) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🏫 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
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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