Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 115 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
9. 9.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
13. 13.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
18. 18.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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