Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 344 · 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: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
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 a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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