Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 540 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🎯 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
8. 8.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.🧒 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
13. 13.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
40. 40.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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