Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 84 · 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 report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the length of the mic
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Respected judges, (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
26. 26.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
28. 28.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
30. 30.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
31. 31.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
38. 38.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) slangy and rude

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