Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 894 · 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 “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
7. 7.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal

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