Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 234 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
4. 4.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
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) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal

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