Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 808 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
8. 8.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the length of the mic (d) the colour of the stage
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
10. 10.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
20. 20.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
29. 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
32. 32.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
35. 35.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
40. 40.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

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