Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 875 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
2. 2.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something

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