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Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 93 · 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 odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Respected judges, (d) I would like to begin by
  2. 2.True or false: a birthday party with your cousins needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a report to the Principal needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.💬 Is “I would like to begin by” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  5. 5.🏫 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
  6. 6.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) It is my privilege to
  9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for planning a game at break time? (a) formal (b) informal
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Gonna tell you something (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) So, like, yeah
  11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) Good morning, respected (d) Hey guys!
  12. 12.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
  13. 13.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an informal line? (a) I would like to begin by (b) Esteemed guests, (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) So, like, yeah
  16. 16.True or false: chatting with friends at lunch needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) informal (b) formal
  18. 18.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for joking with your brother at home? (a) formal (b) informal
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) What’s up, everyone?
  20. 20.True or false: a sleepover with your best friend needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Guess what happened! (b) I would like to begin by (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Hey guys!
  22. 22.True or false: a vote of thanks needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: planning a game at break time needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Hey guys! (d) What’s up, everyone?
  25. 25.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
  27. 27.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) So, like, yeah (c) Respected judges, (d) You won’t believe this!
  28. 28.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Respected judges, (b) It is my privilege to (c) Guess what happened! (d) Good morning, respected
  29. 29.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a report to the Principal? (a) informal (b) formal
  30. 30.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) What’s up, everyone? (c) I would like to begin by (d) Esteemed guests,
  31. 31.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) grateful (c) gonna (d) going to
  32. 32.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  34. 34.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  35. 35.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) formal (b) informal
  36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) Guess what happened! (c) So, like, yeah (d) Hey guys!
  37. 37.True or false: welcoming the chief guest needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Respected judges, (b) Esteemed guests, (c) So, like, yeah (d) Kindly allow me to begin
  39. 39.True or false: a talk at a parent–teacher meeting needs informal language. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something

Answer key

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

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