Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 896 · 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 “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
6. 6.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) So, like, yeah
11. 11.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
13. 13.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Yo, listen up (d) Hey guys, what’s up
14. 14.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
20. 20.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) who your audience is (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) short, simple words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
24. 24.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
27. 27.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Kindly allow me to begin
36. 36.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) I would like to begin by
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected

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