Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 857 · 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 “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) gonna (c) going to (d) grateful
5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
8. 8.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
13. 13.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
21. 21.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
22. 22.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) the colour of the stage (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) I would like to begin by
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!

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