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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.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
3.Why does a report avoid the first person?
  • A.Because "I" is informal
  • B.Because reports must be long
  • C.Because it presents events rather than one person's experience of them
4.A newspaper report quotes both the union and the Chamber of Commerce. What is it doing?
  • A.Agreeing with the Chamber
  • B.Agreeing with the union
  • C.Presenting the dispute rather than settling it
5.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
6.Three accounts of one closure disagree. What is the most likely explanation?
  • A.Each is written from a different position
  • B.Two of them are lying
  • C.The event did not happen
7.You are writing dialogue for a character from a particular place. What should guide you?
  • A.How that person would really speak
  • B.Formal written standard, always
  • C.The shortest possible words
8."He would rather not say." Why might a writer report this instead of quoting it?
  • A.To save space
  • B.Because quotations are banned
  • C.To keep the focus on the refusal rather than the words

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Answer key — Adapt Speech to the Context

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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.