Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 232 · 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.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
5. 5.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
22. 22.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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