Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 284 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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