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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 480 · 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: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
  6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah
  7. 7.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the colour of the stage (b) the length of the mic (c) who your audience is (d) your lunch plans
  8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
  9. 9.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) short, simple words (b) long, hard words (c) lots of difficult terms (d) only big numbers
  12. 12.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Yo, listen up (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Good morning, everyone
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Esteemed guests, (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
  14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
  23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
  24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  28. 28.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
  29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
  37. 37.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
  39. 39.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) So, like, yeah

Answer key

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

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