Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 665 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
9. 9.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) lots of difficult terms (c) long, hard words (d) short, simple words
10. 10.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
14. 14.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something

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