Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 833 · 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: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🧒 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
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🎯 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
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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