Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 386 · 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) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
25. 25.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!

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