Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 765 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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