Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 773 · 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) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
21. 21.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
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) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal

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