Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 803 · 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 telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
13. 13.🏫 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
14. 14.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal

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