Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 659 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage

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