Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 174 · 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 a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
21. 21.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
24. 24.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by

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