Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 102 · 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 an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
2. 2.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
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) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!

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