Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 580 · 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) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
13. 13.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
15. 15.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
18. 18.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal

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