Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 637 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
4. 4.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
10. 10.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
12. 12.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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