Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 1 · 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) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
13. 13.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👨‍🏫 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
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🧒 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to

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