Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 856 · 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.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
9. 9.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🧒 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
21. 21.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Oi, all of you
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal

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