Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 755 · 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) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
23. 23.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) long, hard words (d) only big numbers
27. 27.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
30. 30.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
37. 37.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
38. 38.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
40. 40.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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