Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 361 · 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 vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal 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: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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