Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 632 · 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: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
6. 6.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
19. 19.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎯 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something

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