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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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1.Why does the structure of a text matter to a reader?
  • A.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  • B.It decides the font
  • C.It makes the text shorter
2.Which verb is most precise for how Icarus moved upward?
  • A.did
  • B.climbed
  • C.went
3.Why might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.To save paper
  • B.Because they ran out of ideas
  • C.To make it land harder
4.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.A change of speaker
  • B.That an explanation or a list follows
  • C.The end of a paragraph
5.A text can change structure partway through. True or false?
  • A.False, one text has one structure
  • B.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  • C.False, only textbooks do that
6.Which words signal comparison?
  • A.unlike, whereas, similarly
  • B.because, therefore
  • C.then, afterwards
7.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.Your concern is disproportionate.
8.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.The sky let go of him.
  • B.He went down towards the sea below him.
  • C.Then something bad happened to Icarus.

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Answer key — Choose Words Precisely

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  1. 1.It tells you how the ideas relate, not just what they are
  2. 2.climbed
  3. 3.To make it land harder
  4. 4.That an explanation or a list follows
  5. 5.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  6. 6.unlike, whereas, similarly
  7. 7.You're making a fuss.
  8. 8.The sky let go of him.

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