Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 866 · 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) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
18. 18.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected

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