Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 642 · 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 “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” 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.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
14. 14.🏫 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
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
16. 16.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
20. 20.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) would like (c) grateful (d) going to
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
30. 30.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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