Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 822 · 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) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎯 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
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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