Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 882 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.🏫 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
6. 6.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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