Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 194 · 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: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🧒 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
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.👨‍🏫 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,

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