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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 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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Speak in Coherent Sentences

SL.2.4

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1.Which of these is informal?
  • A.It was massive!
  • B.It measured two metres.
  • C.It was very large.
2.A text explains the five stages of recycling paper. What is the author's main purpose?
  • A.To make you laugh
  • B.To explain a process
  • C.To sell you paper
3.Which is a complete sentence for a piece of writing?
  • A.Forty pebbles.
  • B.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
  • C.Dropped in, the crow.
4.What does an author of an information text mainly want to do?
  • A.Answer, explain or describe something
  • B.Entertain you with characters
  • C.Rhyme every line
5.A text says a polar bear can overheat if it runs too far. Why include that?
  • A.To warn you not to run
  • B.To show just how well insulated it is
  • C.To make the text longer
6.A text is titled "How a Camel Survives". What question does it answer?
  • A.Who owns the camel?
  • B.How does a camel survive in a desert?
  • C.Where can I buy a camel?
7.Why does the way you speak change with who you are speaking to?
  • A.Because some people cannot hear
  • B.Because some words are banned
  • C.Because different situations need different levels of formality
8.When should you use formal English?
  • A.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  • B.Only when you are cross
  • C.Always, everywhere

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Answer key — Speak in Coherent Sentences

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It was massive!
  2. 2.To explain a process
  3. 3.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
  4. 4.Answer, explain or describe something
  5. 5.To show just how well insulated it is
  6. 6.How does a camel survive in a desert?
  7. 7.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  8. 8.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well

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