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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 67 · 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 vote of thanks? (a) informal (b) formal
  2. 2.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
  3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
  4. 4.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) would like
  5. 5.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
  8. 8.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
  10. 10.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Oi, all of you (c) Yo, listen up (d) Good morning, everyone
  11. 11.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
  13. 13.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Hey guys! (d) You won’t believe this!
  15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
  18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Good morning, respected (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
  20. 20.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  21. 21.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Respected judges, (d) Good morning, respected
  23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Esteemed guests,
  24. 24.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
  28. 28.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Guess what happened! (d) You won’t believe this!
  35. 35.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
  37. 37.True or false: planning a game at break time needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) So, like, yeah (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Good morning, respected
  39. 39.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  40. 40.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs informal language. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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