Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 956 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
12. 12.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal

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