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Formal or Informal? is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on choosing the level of formality a situation needs, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Formal or Informal?

SL.2.6

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1.Which sentence sounds better in a written report?
  • A.Boat. Fast. Sea.
  • B.The lifeboat, like, went super fast.
  • C.The lifeboat launched within six minutes.
2.Which is a complete sentence for a piece of writing?
  • A.Dropped in, the crow.
  • B.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
  • C.Forty pebbles.
3.Why does the way you speak change with who you are speaking to?
  • A.Because some words are banned
  • B.Because some people cannot hear
  • C.Because different situations need different levels of formality
4.Which of these is informal?
  • A.It was massive!
  • B.It measured two metres.
  • C.It was very large.
5.Which would you say in a class presentation?
  • A.Right, paper. Yeah.
  • B.So basically, paper and stuff.
  • C.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
6.Which would you say to a friend in the playground?
  • A.Would you care to participate in a match?
  • B.Want a game?
  • C.I request your presence at football.
7.Which sentence is more formal?
  • A.Pen. Now.
  • B.Gimme a pen
  • C.May I borrow your pen, please?
8.When should you use formal English?
  • A.Always, everywhere
  • B.Only when you are cross
  • C.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well

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Answer key — Formal or Informal?

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The lifeboat launched within six minutes.
  2. 2.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
  3. 3.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  4. 4.It was massive!
  5. 5.Today I am going to explain how paper is recycled.
  6. 6.Want a game?
  7. 7.May I borrow your pen, please?
  8. 8.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.