Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 603 · 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.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
3. 3.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
5. 5.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
9. 9.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
17. 17.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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