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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.When should you use formal English?
  • A.Only when you are cross
  • B.Always, everywhere
  • C.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
2.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
3.A text explains the five stages of recycling paper. What is the author's main purpose?
  • A.To sell you paper
  • B.To explain a process
  • C.To make you laugh
4.Which would you say to a friend in the playground?
  • A.Would you care to participate in a match?
  • B.I request your presence at football.
  • C.Want a game?
5.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.
6.Which sentence sounds better in a written report?
  • A.The lifeboat launched within six minutes.
  • B.The lifeboat, like, went super fast.
  • C.Boat. Fast. Sea.
7.Why does the way you speak change with who you are speaking to?
  • A.Because some people cannot hear
  • B.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  • C.Because some words are banned
8.Which of these is informal?
  • A.It was massive!
  • B.It measured two metres.
  • C.It was very large.

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Answer key — Speak in Coherent Sentences

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.When you are speaking to somebody you do not know well
  2. 2.To show just how well insulated it is
  3. 3.To explain a process
  4. 4.Want a game?
  5. 5.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
  6. 6.The lifeboat launched within six minutes.
  7. 7.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  8. 8.It was massive!

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