Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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