Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 939 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎯 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
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
20. 20.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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