Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 970 · 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.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
5. 5.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
6. 6.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
7. 7.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
8. 8.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
9. 9.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
11. 11.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
16. 16.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) What’s up, everyone?
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) gonna (b) going to (c) would like (d) grateful
20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Hey guys!
23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) long, hard words (d) lots of difficult terms
27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
29. 29.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
35. 35.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
39. 39.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False

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