Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 496 · 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.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected

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