Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 488 · 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.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎯 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
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to

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