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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 143 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) It is my privilege to
  2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
  3. 3.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) I would like to begin by
  5. 5.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🎯 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
  10. 10.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
  19. 19.🧒 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
  20. 20.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
  31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
  37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Respected judges,

Answer key

  1. Hey guys!
  2. Good morning, everyone
  3. a formal line
  4. So, like, yeah
  5. True
  6. formal
  7. False
  8. True
  9. who your audience is
  10. True
  11. False
  12. informal
  13. informal
  14. False
  15. False
  16. an informal line
  17. an informal line
  18. Good morning, respected
  19. short, simple words
  20. True
  21. formal
  22. False
  23. True
  24. informal
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. an informal line
  29. formal
  30. informal
  31. a formal line
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. Gonna tell you something
  36. Esteemed guests,
  37. an informal line
  38. an informal line
  39. formal
  40. You won’t believe this!

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