Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 924 · 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) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
2. 2.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Guess what happened!
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
5. 5.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) bored and flat (d) silly and loud
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) going to (d) gonna
14. 14.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Gonna tell you something (c) It is my privilege to (d) Good morning, respected
20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
21. 21.🎯 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
22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Good morning, respected
24. 24.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
25. 25.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
27. 27.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) short, simple words
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
31. 31.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
33. 33.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
35. 35.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
36. 36.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) Gonna tell you something
38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) Gonna tell you something
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!

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