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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 730 · 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.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  2. 2.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) So, like, yeah (d) Gonna tell you something
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Respected judges, (d) Esteemed guests,
  5. 5.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a vote of thanks? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) going to (b) would like (c) gonna (d) grateful
  8. 8.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
  10. 10.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) the length of the mic (b) your lunch plans (c) the colour of the stage (d) who your audience is
  11. 11.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  13. 13.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) informal (b) formal
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Respected judges, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) What’s up, everyone?
  15. 15.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: an inter-school debate needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Guess what happened!
  19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) formal (b) informal
  20. 20.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
  21. 21.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Hey guys!
  23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) formal (b) informal
  24. 24.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  25. 25.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
  28. 28.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) So, like, yeah (d) You won’t believe this!
  30. 30.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) What’s up, everyone?
  31. 31.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  33. 33.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  34. 34.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
  37. 37.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Oi, all of you (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Yo, listen up
  38. 38.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) short, simple words (c) only big numbers (d) lots of difficult terms
  39. 39.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) So, like, yeah (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
  40. 40.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line

Answer key

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

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