Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 436 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
6. 6.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.🧒 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
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
22. 22.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” 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) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
31. 31.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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