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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 684 · 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 best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Oi, all of you (d) Good morning, everyone
  2. 2.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) silly and loud (d) polite and formal
  3. 3.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
  5. 5.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) You won’t believe this!
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
  8. 8.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) What’s up, everyone?
  17. 17.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Guess what happened!
  21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Hey guys! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) I would like to begin by
  22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Hey guys! (d) Guess what happened!
  25. 25.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
  28. 28.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  29. 29.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
  31. 31.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an informal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
  33. 33.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) It is my privilege to
  36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
  37. 37.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
  38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Hey guys! (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  40. 40.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line

Answer key

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

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