Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 942 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
5. 5.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
7. 7.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (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 a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
12. 12.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) only big numbers (b) long, hard words (c) short, simple words (d) lots of difficult terms
15. 15.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Yo, listen up
16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) I would like to begin by (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,
19. 19.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
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) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
25. 25.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
26. 26.🎯 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
27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
28. 28.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
30. 30.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
33. 33.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
34. 34.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Respected judges,
36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
37. 37.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids