Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 442 · 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.🎯 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏫 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
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.🧒 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
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah

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