Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 137 · 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 a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms

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