Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 132 · 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.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
9. 9.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal

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