Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 626 · 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.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting 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.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like

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