Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 824 · 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 speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) gonna (d) going to
5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
6. 6.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) It is my privilege to
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
11. 11.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👨‍🏫 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
13. 13.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
15. 15.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
16. 16.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
22. 22.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
25. 25.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Guess what happened! (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
39. 39.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False

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