Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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