Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 437 · 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 “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
11. 11.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🏫 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
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.👨‍🏫 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
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
28. 28.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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