Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 807 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?

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