Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 990 · 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.🎯 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
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by

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