Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 576 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic

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