Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 321 · 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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧒 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
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” 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 formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🏫 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
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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