Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 251 · 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) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🏫 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
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
22. 22.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
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: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
37. 37.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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