Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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