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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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Tick the right answer.

1.What makes an account firsthand?
  • A.It is written first
  • B.It is written by somebody who was there
  • C.It is longer
2.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • B.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • C.You're making a fuss.
3.Which is most likely to be firsthand?
  • A.A textbook chapter
  • B.A diary entry written that night
  • C.An encyclopaedia article
4.When should you choose the shorter word?
  • A.Never
  • B.Only in speech
  • C.When it says the same thing as clearly
5.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.A change of speaker
  • B.The end of a paragraph
  • C.That an explanation or a list follows
6.Why does a report avoid "I"?
  • A.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  • B.Because "I" is misspelled easily
  • C.Because reports must be long
7.You are writing a diary entry. Which suits it?
  • A.Eleven households had prepared by midnight.
  • B.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  • C.The warning was issued at six.
8.Which is most likely to be secondhand?
  • A.A photograph taken at the time
  • B.A letter written the same week
  • C.A report written years later from records

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Answer key — Formal and Informal English

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It is written by somebody who was there
  2. 2.You're making a fuss.
  3. 3.A diary entry written that night
  4. 4.When it says the same thing as clearly
  5. 5.That an explanation or a list follows
  6. 6.Because it presents the events rather than one person's experience
  7. 7.I was the one who said it was nothing.
  8. 8.A report written years later from records

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.