Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 672 · 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: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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