Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 508 · 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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🎯 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
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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