Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 702 · 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) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🏫 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
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal

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