Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 524 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
12. 12.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
23. 23.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🏫 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
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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