Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 163 · 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.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,

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