Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 728 · 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 “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
13. 13.🎯 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
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!

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