Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 777 · 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.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧒 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by

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