How Could You Check It? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing how a stated fact could be verified, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.8. 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.How could you check "The library opens at nine o'clock"?
A.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
B.Ask whether people like the library
C.Guess from when your friend goes
2.How could you check "The store sold forty ice creams on Monday"?
A.Read the store's sales record for Monday
B.Ask a customer if the ice cream was good
C.Guess from how hot Monday was
3.How could you check "A whale is a mammal, not a fish"?
A.Decide from a whale's shape
B.Read about whales in a science book
C.Ask a friend who has never seen a whale
4.How could you check "The town hall was built in 1902"?
A.Ask someone who likes old buildings
B.Decide from how old it looks
C.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
5.How could you check "The plant grew taller after we watered it"?
A.Ask whether the plant is pretty
B.Compare the measurements in the plant diary
C.Guess from how green its leaves are
6.How could you check "There are 26 letters in the alphabet"?
A.Count the letters in an alphabet chart
B.Look at one word
C.Ask a classmate to guess
7.How could you check "It rained on five days last week"?
A.Ask someone who loves rain
B.Look at the class weather chart for last week
C.Decide from today's weather
8.How could you check "The river runs through three towns"?
A.Follow the river on a map
B.Count the bridges you can see from one spot
C.Ask which town is the nicest
LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How Could You Check It?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
2.Read the store's sales record for Monday
3.Read about whales in a science book
4.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
5.Compare the measurements in the plant diary
6.Count the letters in an alphabet chart
7.Look at the class weather chart for last week
8.Follow the river on a map
Questions about How Could You Check It?
What does the How Could You Check It? worksheet cover?
It practices choosing how a stated fact could be verified — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core RI.4.8: Explain which reasons and evidence hold up each of the author's points. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does How Could You Check It? practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.8 — RI.4.8, under Reading: Informational Text for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
How Could You Check It? is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on RI.4.8, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does How Could You Check It? 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 How Could You Check It? 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 How Could You Check It? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. How Could You Check It?, 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 RI.4.8
Explain which reasons and evidence hold up each of the author's points.