Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 409 · 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 “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
4. 4.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
39. 39.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,

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