Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 272 · 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 reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” 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 speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
9. 9.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) going to (d) grateful
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
19. 19.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal

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