Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 258 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend 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.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something

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