Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 489 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
22. 22.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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