Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 354 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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