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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 13 · 40 questions
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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”.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a formal line
  3. an informal line
  4. So, like, yeah
  5. False
  6. informal
  7. formal
  8. True
  9. I would like to begin by
  10. formal
  11. So, like, yeah
  12. Gonna tell you something
  13. False
  14. gonna
  15. an informal line
  16. formal
  17. True
  18. informal
  19. informal
  20. What’s up, everyone?
  21. a formal line
  22. False
  23. Guess what happened!
  24. short, simple words
  25. You won’t believe this!
  26. a formal line
  27. True
  28. Kindly allow me to begin
  29. formal
  30. True
  31. True
  32. Esteemed guests,
  33. False
  34. It is my privilege to
  35. False
  36. informal
  37. an informal line
  38. an informal line
  39. Respected judges,
  40. Good morning, respected

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