Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 756 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” 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 formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🧒 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
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👨‍🏫 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
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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