Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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