Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 544 · 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.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function 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.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by

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