Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 616 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
13. 13.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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