Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 175 · 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: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” 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) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
27. 27.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids