Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 588 · 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 speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
15. 15.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
29. 29.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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