Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 736 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
6. 6.🧒 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
7. 7.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,

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