Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 366 · 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: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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