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Formal and Informal English is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing the register a situation calls for, aligned to Common Core standard SL.4.6. 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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Formal and Informal English

SL.4.6

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1.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.The end of a paragraph
  • B.A change of speaker
  • C.That an explanation or a list follows
2.Why choose "expel" rather than "push out" in a science text?
  • A.It sounds friendlier
  • B.It is longer
  • C.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
3.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because "I" is misspelled easily
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
4.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You're making a fuss.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
5.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.When it says the same thing as clearly
  • B.Only in speech
  • C.Never
6.What makes an account firsthand?
  • A.It is written by somebody who was there
  • B.It is longer
  • C.It is written first
7.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Loads of them had sorted it.
  • C.Most people, like, moved stuff.
8.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  • B.The warning was issued at six.
  • C.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.

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Answer key — Formal and Informal English

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.That an explanation or a list follows
  2. 2.It is the precise term readers of that subject expect
  3. 3.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  4. 4.You're making a fuss.
  5. 5.When it says the same thing as clearly
  6. 6.It is written by somebody who was there
  7. 7.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  8. 8.I was the one who said it was nothing.

More practice for SL.4.6

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.4.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.