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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 522 · 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 a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
  4. 4.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
  9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
  12. 12.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) You won’t believe this!
  15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
  18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) silly and loud (b) bored and flat (c) slangy and rude (d) polite and formal
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) It is my privilege to (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
  21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Esteemed guests,
  22. 22.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Esteemed guests,
  24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
  27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
  28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  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 interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) grateful (d) gonna
  32. 32.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
  35. 35.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  37. 37.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  38. 38.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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