Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 729 · 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: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
35. 35.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected

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