Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 364 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.👨‍🏫 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
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!

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