Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 446 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
24. 24.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
38. 38.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
39. 39.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

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