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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 44 · 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: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Good morning, respected
  5. 5.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  9. 9.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) I would like to begin by
  16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
  24. 24.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  26. 26.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Hey guys!
  28. 28.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
  32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) So, like, yeah (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Gonna tell you something
  38. 38.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
  39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) So, like, yeah (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
  40. 40.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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