Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 515 · 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) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” 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 report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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