Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 166 · 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 joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
5. 5.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) gonna (d) would like
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal

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