Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 853 · 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.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
30. 30.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected

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