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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.A text is titled "How a Camel Survives". What question does it answer?
  • A.How does a camel survive in a desert?
  • B.Where can I buy a camel?
  • C.Who owns the camel?
2.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
3.Which would you say to a friend in the playground?
  • A.Want a game?
  • B.Would you care to participate in a match?
  • C.I request your presence at football.
4.What does an author of an information text mainly want to do?
  • A.Entertain you with characters
  • B.Answer, explain or describe something
  • C.Rhyme every line
5.Why does the way you speak change with who you are speaking to?
  • A.Because different situations need different levels of formality
  • B.Because some words are banned
  • C.Because some people cannot hear
6.Which of these is informal?
  • A.It measured two metres.
  • B.It was very large.
  • C.It was massive!
7.Which is a complete sentence for a piece of writing?
  • A.Forty pebbles.
  • B.Dropped in, the crow.
  • C.The crow dropped in forty pebbles.
8.A text says a polar bear can overheat if it runs too far. Why include that?
  • A.To make the text longer
  • B.To show just how well insulated it is
  • C.To warn you not to run

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Answer key — Speak in Coherent Sentences

Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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