Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 578 · 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) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
6. 6.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
8. 8.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
34. 34.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,

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