Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 74 · 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) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
18. 18.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the colour of the stage (c) the length of the mic (d) who your audience is
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
22. 22.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to

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