Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 217 · 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.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🧒 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
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna

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