Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 968 · 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🧒 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to

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