Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 782 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) slangy and rude (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
26. 26.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎯 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
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
33. 33.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
36. 36.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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