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Choose Words Precisely is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on preferring the exact word to the general one, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.3. 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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Choose Words Precisely

L.4.3

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Tick the right answer.

1.Why does the structure of a text matter to a reader?
  • A.It makes the text shorter
  • B.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  • C.It decides the font
2.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Most people, like, moved stuff.
  • B.Loads of them had sorted it.
  • C.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
3.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.That an explanation or a list follows
  • B.The end of a paragraph
  • C.A change of speaker
4.Which words signal cause and effect?
  • A.first, next, finally
  • B.unlike, whereas
  • C.because, so, therefore
5.A text can change structure partway through. True or false?
  • A.False, only textbooks do that
  • B.False, one text has one structure
  • C.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
6.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.To save paper
  • B.To make it land harder
  • C.Because they ran out of ideas
7.Which words signal comparison?
  • A.then, afterwards
  • B.because, therefore
  • C.unlike, whereas, similarly
8.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • B.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • C.You're making a fuss.

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Answer key — Choose Words Precisely

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  2. 2.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  3. 3.That an explanation or a list follows
  4. 4.because, so, therefore
  5. 5.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  6. 6.To make it land harder
  7. 7.unlike, whereas, similarly
  8. 8.You're making a fuss.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.