Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 718 · 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) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
4. 4.👨‍🏫 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
6. 6.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
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) grateful (c) would like (d) going to
20. 20.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎯 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
30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
33. 33.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.🔍 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

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