Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 487 · 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) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected

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