Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 681 · 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: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,

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