Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 596 · 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 “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
6. 6.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
10. 10.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
13. 13.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.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) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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