Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 455 · 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 interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
7. 7.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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