Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 675 · 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: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
5. 5.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
7. 7.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
10. 10.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
20. 20.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

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