Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 411 · 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 “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) grateful (d) gonna
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🏫 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” 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) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin

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