Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 700 · 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) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 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
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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