Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 691 · 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: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal

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