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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 574 · 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.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
  5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
  6. 6.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
  8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
  9. 9.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
  12. 12.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Hey guys! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Gonna tell you something
  13. 13.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
  16. 16.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
  18. 18.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  20. 20.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
  23. 23.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  24. 24.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
  25. 25.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) bored and flat (b) silly and loud (c) polite and formal (d) slangy and rude
  26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
  27. 27.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
  30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
  33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) What’s up, everyone?
  34. 34.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
  36. 36.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  37. 37.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
  39. 39.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal

Answer key

  1. a formal line
  2. formal
  3. True
  4. who your audience is
  5. gonna
  6. False
  7. formal
  8. Kindly allow me to begin
  9. an informal line
  10. Esteemed guests,
  11. Respected judges,
  12. I would like to begin by
  13. True
  14. False
  15. So, like, yeah
  16. False
  17. Respected judges,
  18. a formal line
  19. an informal line
  20. True
  21. False
  22. It is my privilege to
  23. an informal line
  24. Hey guys!
  25. polite and formal
  26. So, like, yeah
  27. True
  28. False
  29. formal
  30. True
  31. formal
  32. informal
  33. It is my privilege to
  34. True
  35. Kindly allow me to begin
  36. an informal line
  37. False
  38. Gonna tell you something
  39. False
  40. informal

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