Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 842 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal

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