Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 108 · 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.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
18. 18.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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