Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 120 · 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) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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) So, like, yeah
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 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
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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