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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 333 · 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.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) only big numbers (c) lots of difficult terms (d) long, hard words
  3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
  5. 5.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) I would like to begin by
  9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
  10. 10.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
  11. 11.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
  16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
  19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
  22. 22.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
  25. 25.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) I would like to begin by
  28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
  29. 29.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
  34. 34.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

  1. formal
  2. short, simple words
  3. informal
  4. What’s up, everyone?
  5. True
  6. False
  7. So, like, yeah
  8. I would like to begin by
  9. Respected judges,
  10. It is my privilege to
  11. a formal line
  12. informal
  13. True
  14. polite and formal
  15. Good morning, respected
  16. False
  17. a formal line
  18. It is my privilege to
  19. a formal line
  20. formal
  21. formal
  22. True
  23. Esteemed guests,
  24. Hey guys!
  25. False
  26. I would like to begin by
  27. What’s up, everyone?
  28. Guess what happened!
  29. a formal line
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. informal
  34. True
  35. False
  36. formal
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a formal line
  40. formal

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