Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 340 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) going to (d) would like
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🏫 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
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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