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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.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You're making a fuss.
  • B.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • C.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
2.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because "I" is misspelled easily
3.Which is most likely to be firsthand?
  • A.A textbook chapter
  • B.An encyclopaedia article
  • C.A diary entry written that night
4.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • C.Loads of them had sorted it.
5.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.
6.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
7.What makes an account firsthand?
  • A.It is longer
  • B.It is written first
  • C.It is written by somebody who was there
8.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.When it says the same thing as clearly
  • B.Only in speech
  • C.Never

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Answer key — Formal and Informal English

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

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.