Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 558 · 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 “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) going to (d) would like
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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