Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 332 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
2. 2.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
4. 4.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🏫 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
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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