Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 291 · 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) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
26. 26.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!

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