Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 494 · 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: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
29. 29.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal

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