Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 320 · 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.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!

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