Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 533 · 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.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) your lunch plans
32. 32.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) would like
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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