Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 118 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.👨‍🏫 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
25. 25.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something

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