Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 993 · 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) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” 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 interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🎯 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
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

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