Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 922 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎯 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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