Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 381 · 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.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
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) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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