Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 790 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” 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) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you

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