Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 237 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
9. 9.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
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) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by

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