Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 767 · 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.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
4. 4.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
7. 7.🏫 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
8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
13. 13.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
17. 17.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) your lunch plans (d) who your audience is
25. 25.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
31. 31.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
35. 35.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
38. 38.🧒 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
39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to

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