Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 725 · 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) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
6. 6.👨‍🏫 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
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
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 an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🏫 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
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal

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