Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 917 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.👨‍🏫 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
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,

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