Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 880 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!

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