Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 91 · 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) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
2. 2.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal 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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