Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 762 · 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) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧒 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
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🏫 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
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal

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