Present It Formally is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on producing formal English for a presentation, 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Naming a source: "___ to the canal museum, this lock was built in 1820."
Choose: Thanks · Going · According
2.Showing a diagram: "As you can ___ in this picture, the water rises."
Choose: like see · totally see · see
3.Closing your talk: "___, a lock is a staircase made of water."
Choose: That's it · In conclusion · So yeah
4.Instead of "stuff": "Boats carried coal, wood and other ___."
Choose: goods · stuff · junk
5.Ending a talk: "Thank you for ___."
Choose: listening · hanging out · sticking around
6.Instead of "a bunch of": "The canal carried ___ coal."
Choose: tons of · a bunch of · a great deal of
7.Inviting the audience: "Are there any ___?"
Choose: questions · whatevers · stuff
8.Starting your first point: "___, the lock lets boats climb a hill of water."
Choose: So yeah · Okay so · First
LessonPrint · SL.4.6 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Present It Formally
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.According
2.see
3.In conclusion
4.goods
5.listening
6.a great deal of
7.questions
8.First
Questions about Present It Formally
What does the Present It Formally worksheet cover?
It practices producing formal English for a presentation — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core SL.4.6: Tell when to use formal English and when informal is fine. The instruction to students is “Finish each sentence”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Present It Formally practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.6 — SL.4.6, under Speaking & Listening for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Present It Formally is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on SL.4.6, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Present It Formally come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Present It Formally can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Present It Formally free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Present It Formally, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for SL.4.6
Tell when to use formal English and when informal is fine.