Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 341 · 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 sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the colour of the stage
23. 23.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
35. 35.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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