Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 189 · 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: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
12. 12.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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