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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 708 · 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 of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) What’s up, everyone?
  2. 2.Which of these is a formal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Guess what happened!
  3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) formal (b) informal
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Guess what happened!
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Hey guys! (c) It is my privilege to (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) What’s up, everyone?
  7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
  11. 11.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
  15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Good morning, respected (c) It is my privilege to (d) Guess what happened!
  21. 21.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) You won’t believe this! (c) I would like to begin by (d) Good morning, respected
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Esteemed guests,
  24. 24.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
  25. 25.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  26. 26.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  27. 27.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) would like (c) going to (d) gonna
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) Guess what happened! (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Respected judges,
  29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
  30. 30.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Hey guys, what’s up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Oi, all of you (d) Yo, listen up
  33. 33.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
  35. 35.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Hey guys! (d) I would like to begin by
  37. 37.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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