Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 715 · 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 of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.🎯 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
10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
15. 15.🧒 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
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
20. 20.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,
23. 23.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal

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