Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 122 · 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.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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