Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 62 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
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 planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal

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