Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 280 · 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 a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
3. 3.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.🔍 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?
14. 14.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) bored and flat
23. 23.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!

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