Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 906 · 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) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
6. 6.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎯 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
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (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.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch 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.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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