Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 909 · 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.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
3. 3.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) your lunch plans (c) who your audience is (d) the length of the mic
5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
6. 6.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
11. 11.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
15. 15.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud
18. 18.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
19. 19.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
27. 27.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
31. 31.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
32. 32.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Hey guys!
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
35. 35.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) So, like, yeah
38. 38.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

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