Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 686 · 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) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
4. 4.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
19. 19.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like

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