Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 620 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
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: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal

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