Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 357 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by

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