Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 49 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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!
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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