Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

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

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