Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 851 · 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) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
34. 34.💬 Is “Respected judges,” 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) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,

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