Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 615 · 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.🎯 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
2. 2.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
24. 24.🏫 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
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
28. 28.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
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: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal

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