Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 552 · 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 chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
7. 7.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) your lunch plans
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
26. 26.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
27. 27.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
31. 31.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
37. 37.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal

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