Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 482 · 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: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎯 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
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
10. 10.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
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 a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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