Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 53 · 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 “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
4. 4.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
13. 13.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🏫 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?

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