Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 457 · 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) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat

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