Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 72 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal

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