Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 788 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
8. 8.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.🎯 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
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,

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