Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 519 · 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) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal

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