Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 375 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
6. 6.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
19. 19.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
33. 33.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!

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