Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 73 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
10. 10.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
22. 22.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!

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