Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 652 · 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 word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) grateful (d) would like
2. 2.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Respected judges,
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🏫 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
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal

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