Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 697 · 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 a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
4. 4.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
18. 18.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
38. 38.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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