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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 408 · 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) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) Guess what happened!
  2. 2.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
  4. 4.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) going to (c) would like (d) gonna
  7. 7.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
  9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
  13. 13.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) the length of the mic (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
  16. 16.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Esteemed guests, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
  18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) You won’t believe this! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
  19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
  21. 21.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  24. 24.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Good morning, respected
  26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
  28. 28.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) polite and formal (c) silly and loud (d) bored and flat
  29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
  35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
  39. 39.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up

Answer key

  1. Guess what happened!
  2. True
  3. You won’t believe this!
  4. True
  5. an informal line
  6. gonna
  7. a formal line
  8. Good morning, respected
  9. Kindly allow me to begin
  10. informal
  11. formal
  12. It is my privilege to
  13. True
  14. False
  15. who your audience is
  16. a formal line
  17. Esteemed guests,
  18. It is my privilege to
  19. formal
  20. Good morning, respected
  21. a formal line
  22. informal
  23. an informal line
  24. an informal line
  25. Hey guys!
  26. formal
  27. So, like, yeah
  28. polite and formal
  29. a formal line
  30. an informal line
  31. informal
  32. True
  33. True
  34. Respected judges,
  35. informal
  36. False
  37. False
  38. formal
  39. False
  40. Good morning, everyone

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