Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 763 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal

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