Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 885 · 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: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🧒 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
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
34. 34.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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