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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 might a writer use a very short sentence after several long ones?
  • A.Because they ran out of ideas
  • B.To make it land harder
  • C.To save paper
2.Which sentence conveys most in fewest words?
  • A.Then something bad happened to Icarus.
  • B.The sky let go of him.
  • C.He went down towards the sea below him.
3.Which words signal comparison?
  • A.unlike, whereas, similarly
  • B.then, afterwards
  • C.because, therefore
4.What does a colon usually signal?
  • A.A change of speaker
  • B.The end of a paragraph
  • C.That an explanation or a list follows
5.Which belongs in dialogue between friends?
  • A.Your concern is disproportionate.
  • B.You're making a fuss.
  • C.You are exhibiting excessive concern.
6.A text can change structure partway through. True or false?
  • A.False, only textbooks do that
  • B.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  • C.False, one text has one structure
7.Which words signal cause and effect?
  • A.first, next, finally
  • B.unlike, whereas
  • C.because, so, therefore
8.Which belongs in a formal report?
  • A.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.
  • B.Loads of them had sorted it.
  • C.Most people, like, moved stuff.

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Answer key — Choose Words Precisely

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To make it land harder
  2. 2.The sky let go of him.
  3. 3.unlike, whereas, similarly
  4. 4.That an explanation or a list follows
  5. 5.You're making a fuss.
  6. 6.True — a chronological text can end with a comparison
  7. 7.because, so, therefore
  8. 8.Eleven of fourteen households had prepared.

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