Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 888 · 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.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🏫 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal

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