Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 228 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up

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