Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 50 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.👨‍🏫 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
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is

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