Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 345 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🏫 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
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!

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