Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 129 · 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: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
9. 9.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🏫 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
17. 17.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎯 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

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