Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 330 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words

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