Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 126 · 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) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
3. 3.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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