Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 796 · 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) Respected judges, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) gonna (c) would like (d) grateful
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
10. 10.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
13. 13.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
14. 14.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) polite and formal (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) silly and loud
18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
22. 22.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
40. 40.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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