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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 610 · 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: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Good morning, everyone (b) Yo, listen up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Hey guys, what’s up
  3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) You won’t believe this! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  8. 8.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  9. 9.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
  10. 10.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  11. 11.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  12. 12.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  14. 14.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  15. 15.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
  18. 18.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Good morning, respected (d) It is my privilege to
  21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  23. 23.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
  24. 24.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Hey guys! (c) Guess what happened! (d) It is my privilege to
  28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
  29. 29.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  32. 32.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
  34. 34.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Guess what happened! (c) It is my privilege to (d) You won’t believe this!
  36. 36.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) lots of difficult terms (b) long, hard words (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
  37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
  38. 38.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Good morning, respected (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Gonna tell you something
  39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
  40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something

Answer key

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

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