Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 754 · 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 a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
7. 7.🧒 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
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
9. 9.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
10. 10.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
15. 15.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
17. 17.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) slangy and rude
27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
39. 39.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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