Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 657 · 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 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
2. 2.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
20. 20.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
23. 23.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
33. 33.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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