Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 568 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
2. 2.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
6. 6.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) It is my privilege to
18. 18.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
31. 31.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by

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