Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 123 · 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 video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🏫 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
5. 5.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
16. 16.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.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

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