Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 916 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
4. 4.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.👨‍🏫 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
21. 21.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!

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