Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 771 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
11. 11.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
29. 29.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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