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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.Which is a complete sentence you could say to the class?
  • A.Last week I learned to ride my bike.
  • B.To ride and learned.
  • C.Last week my bike.
2.Which telling of a lost toy has a clear ending?
  • A.Under the bed car.
  • B.I looked everywhere, and at last I found my car under the bed.
  • C.I looked and looked and looked.
3.Which is the clearest way to tell about a trip to the zoo?
  • A.We went to the zoo. First we saw the lions, and then we fed the goats.
  • B.Zoo. Lions. Goats fed and.
  • C.The goats then we first the zoo lions went.
4.Which sentence tells the listener who, what and where?
  • A.Found a frog.
  • B.My brother found a frog in the pond.
  • C.In the pond, a.
5.Which telling of a rainy day is in the right order?
  • A.We dried off, so it started to rain and we ran inside.
  • B.Rain. Inside. Dry.
  • C.It started to rain, so we ran inside and dried off.
6.You are telling the class about a birthday party. Which sentence is clearest?
  • A.And then and then cake.
  • B.Party games cake.
  • C.At my party we played games and ate cake.
7.Which sentence explains why something happened?
  • A.Field wet play.
  • B.We could not play outside because the field was too wet.
  • C.Because the field.
8.Which telling of making a sandwich is easiest to follow?
  • A.Last I cut it. First I spread. Next the bread.
  • B.First I got the bread. Next I spread the jam. Last I cut it in half.
  • C.Jam bread half cut.

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Answer key — Speak in Coherent Sentences

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Last week I learned to ride my bike.
  2. 2.I looked everywhere, and at last I found my car under the bed.
  3. 3.We went to the zoo. First we saw the lions, and then we fed the goats.
  4. 4.My brother found a frog in the pond.
  5. 5.It started to rain, so we ran inside and dried off.
  6. 6.At my party we played games and ate cake.
  7. 7.We could not play outside because the field was too wet.
  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.