Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 156 · 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) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🏫 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,

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