Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 202 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.👨‍🏫 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
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧒 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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