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Adapt Speech to the Context is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing the register a task and situation call for, aligned to Common Core standard SL.5.6. 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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Adapt Speech to the Context

SL.5.6

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1.Which sentence uses its punctuation to create a pause for effect?
  • A.She said yes. Eventually.
  • B.She, said, yes.
  • C.She said yes eventually and that was that.
2.Which account is most likely to give you a total?
  • A.The worker's account
  • B.The newspaper report
  • C.The owner's account
3.You are writing dialogue for a character from a particular place. What should guide you?
  • A.The shortest possible words
  • B.Formal written standard, always
  • C.How that person would really speak
4."He would rather not say." Why might a writer report this instead of quoting it?
  • A.To save space
  • B.To keep the focus on the refusal rather than the words
  • C.Because quotations are banned
5.A mill owner's account leaves out the wage figures. Why might that be?
  • A.They are secret
  • B.He did not know them
  • C.They were not what he was arguing about
6.A newspaper report quotes both the union and the Chamber of Commerce. What is it doing?
  • A.Agreeing with the Chamber
  • B.Presenting the dispute rather than settling it
  • C.Agreeing with the union
7.Three accounts of one closure disagree. What is the most likely explanation?
  • A.Two of them are lying
  • B.Each is written from a different position
  • C.The event did not happen
8.Which shows a difference between spoken and written English?
  • A.Speech can trail off; writing usually finishes the thought
  • B.Speech uses more commas
  • C.Writing is always formal

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Answer key — Adapt Speech to the Context

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.She said yes. Eventually.
  2. 2.The newspaper report
  3. 3.How that person would really speak
  4. 4.To keep the focus on the refusal rather than the words
  5. 5.They were not what he was arguing about
  6. 6.Presenting the dispute rather than settling it
  7. 7.Each is written from a different position
  8. 8.Speech can trail off; writing usually finishes the thought

More practice for SL.5.6

Adapt how you speak to the context, using formal English when it fits.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.5.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.