Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 352 · 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: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!

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