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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 811 · 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 reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
  2. 2.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
  3. 3.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  4. 4.🧒 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
  5. 5.True or false: an interview for school captain needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Guess what happened! (d) Respected judges,
  7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  8. 8.Which of these is a formal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Hey guys! (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
  9. 9.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) I would like to begin by (d) So, like, yeah
  11. 11.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  12. 12.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Respected judges, (d) So, like, yeah
  14. 14.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.💬 Is “Kindly allow me to begin” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  16. 16.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
  17. 17.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) informal (b) formal
  19. 19.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  20. 20.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  21. 21.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a speech at the Annual Day function? (a) informal (b) formal
  24. 24.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
  26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Hey guys! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Gonna tell you something (d) Good morning, respected
  28. 28.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  29. 29.🎯 Before choosing your words, what should you think about first? (a) your lunch plans (b) who your audience is (c) the colour of the stage (d) the length of the mic
  30. 30.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) It is my privilege to (b) Good morning, respected (c) I would like to begin by (d) What’s up, everyone?
  32. 32.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
  33. 33.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 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) It is my privilege to
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Hey guys! (c) Good morning, respected (d) Esteemed guests,
  36. 36.True or false: an inter-school debate needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a report to the Principal needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Guess what happened! (d) I would like to begin by
  39. 39.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Respected judges, (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) So, like, yeah (b) It is my privilege to (c) Good morning, respected (d) Respected judges,

Answer key

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

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