Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 976 · 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 welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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