Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 472 · 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 a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
19. 19.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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