Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 440 · 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.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
28. 28.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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