Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 899 · 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) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal

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