Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 193 · 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: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal

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