Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 443 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
15. 15.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude
36. 36.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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