Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 541 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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) So, like, yeah
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
27. 27.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly 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) slangy and rude (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected

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