Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 862 · 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: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
7. 7.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
10. 10.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🏫 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
14. 14.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
16. 16.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) So, like, yeah
24. 24.👨‍🏫 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
28. 28.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
32. 32.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.🧒 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
35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna
39. 39.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal

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