Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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