Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 780 · 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) Respected judges,
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
26. 26.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal

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