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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 80 · 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) Hey guys! (b) You won’t believe this! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Guess what happened!
  2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
  3. 3.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Respected judges,
  4. 4.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  5. 5.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
  7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) I would like to begin by
  11. 11.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Hey guys!
  12. 12.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) formal (b) informal
  13. 13.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  14. 14.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  15. 15.True or false: telling your family about your day needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) grateful (b) gonna (c) would like (d) going to
  17. 17.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Hey guys, what’s up (c) Good morning, everyone (d) Oi, all of you
  19. 19.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Hey guys!
  22. 22.💬 Is “Gonna tell you something” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) What’s up, everyone? (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) So, like, yeah
  24. 24.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  25. 25.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Guess what happened! (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
  26. 26.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  27. 27.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) It is my privilege to (d) Respected judges,
  29. 29.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
  34. 34.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for chatting with friends at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
  35. 35.True or false: reading the news in assembly needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Good morning, respected (c) Respected judges, (d) Guess what happened!
  38. 38.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) I would like to begin by (b) It is my privilege to (c) So, like, yeah (d) Esteemed guests,
  40. 40.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal

Answer key

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

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