Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 507 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected

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