Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 792 · 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 “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) only big numbers (c) short, simple words (d) long, hard words
3. 3.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) grateful (d) going to
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
15. 15.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
39. 39.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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