Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 158 · 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) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!

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