Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 983 · 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.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎯 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
27. 27.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
28. 28.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,

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