Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 884 · 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 “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) slangy and rude (c) polite and formal (d) bored and flat
3. 3.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) who your audience is (c) your lunch plans (d) the colour of the stage
7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
8. 8.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) You won’t believe this!
10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
14. 14.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Hey guys, what’s up
15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
21. 21.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
27. 27.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
30. 30.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
33. 33.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
35. 35.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) long, hard words
37. 37.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
40. 40.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Good morning, respected (d) You won’t believe this!

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