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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 439 · 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: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  5. 5.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
  6. 6.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) silly and loud (c) bored and flat (d) polite and formal
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Gonna tell you something
  8. 8.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Good morning, respected
  13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Respected judges,
  15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  18. 18.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
  21. 21.🏫 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
  22. 22.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Respected judges, (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
  25. 25.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
  28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
  29. 29.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Good morning, respected
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
  34. 34.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) short, simple words (d) only big numbers
  40. 40.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) would like (d) gonna

Answer key

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

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