Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 912 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
29. 29.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal

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