Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 981 · 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: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🧒 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
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
14. 14.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,

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