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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 607 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
  2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Respected judges, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
  4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
  5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Esteemed guests,
  6. 6.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
  7. 7.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
  10. 10.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) What’s up, everyone?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
  15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
  16. 16.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  17. 17.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” 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) Guess what happened! (d) Esteemed guests,
  24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
  25. 25.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Gonna tell you something
  35. 35.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  39. 39.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Good morning, respected (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?

Answer key

  1. Esteemed guests,
  2. informal
  3. Respected judges,
  4. informal
  5. What’s up, everyone?
  6. Good morning, everyone
  7. True
  8. True
  9. formal
  10. You won’t believe this!
  11. What’s up, everyone?
  12. Hey guys!
  13. False
  14. formal
  15. Hey guys!
  16. a formal line
  17. False
  18. False
  19. a formal line
  20. True
  21. True
  22. an informal line
  23. Guess what happened!
  24. formal
  25. an informal line
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. an informal line
  30. informal
  31. True
  32. an informal line
  33. a formal line
  34. It is my privilege to
  35. False
  36. False
  37. formal
  38. a formal line
  39. True
  40. Good morning, respected

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