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Speak in Coherent Sentences is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on telling a story aloud in complete sentences, aligned to Common Core standard SL.2.4. 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 students 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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Speak in Coherent Sentences

SL.2.4

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1.You are telling the class about a birthday party. Which sentence is clearest?
  • A.Party games cake.
  • B.And then and then cake.
  • C.At my party we played games and ate cake.
2.Which telling of a rainy day is in the right order?
  • A.It started to rain, so we ran inside and dried off.
  • B.Rain. Inside. Dry.
  • C.We dried off, so it started to rain and we ran inside.
3.Which tells what happened at the park in complete sentences?
  • A.Slide big. Swings.
  • B.I went down the big slide. Then I played on the swings.
  • C.Down the slide and the swings and then and.
4.Which is the best way to start telling about a summer trip?
  • A.In the summer we went to stay with my aunt.
  • B.And we went and.
  • C.Summer aunt went stay.
5.Which is the clearest way to tell about a trip to the zoo?
  • A.Zoo. Lions. Goats fed and.
  • B.The goats then we first the zoo lions went.
  • C.We went to the zoo. First we saw the lions, and then we fed the goats.
6.Which sentence would help a listener picture the snow?
  • A.Snow, boots.
  • B.The snow was deep and crunched under my boots.
  • C.It was snow and it was.
7.Which telling of a lost toy has a clear ending?
  • A.Under the bed car.
  • B.I looked and looked and looked.
  • C.I looked everywhere, and at last I found my car under the bed.
8.Which telling of making a sandwich is easiest to follow?
  • A.Last I cut it. First I spread. Next the bread.
  • B.Jam bread half cut.
  • C.First I got the bread. Next I spread the jam. Last I cut it in half.

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Answer key — Speak in Coherent Sentences

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  1. 1.At my party we played games and ate cake.
  2. 2.It started to rain, so we ran inside and dried off.
  3. 3.I went down the big slide. Then I played on the swings.
  4. 4.In the summer we went to stay with my aunt.
  5. 5.We went to the zoo. First we saw the lions, and then we fed the goats.
  6. 6.The snow was deep and crunched under my boots.
  7. 7.I looked everywhere, and at last I found my car under the bed.
  8. 8.First I got the bread. Next I spread the jam. Last I cut it in half.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.2.4 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.