Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 660 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.🏫 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by

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