Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 338 · 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 colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words

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