Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 212 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
16. 16.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
26. 26.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
35. 35.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
36. 36.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
38. 38.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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