Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 492 · 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: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal

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