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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.

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How Could You Check It?

RI.4.8

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Circle the right answer.

1.How could you check "The bus leaves at half past three"?
  • A.Ask a passenger whether they like the bus
  • B.Wait and hope
  • C.Look at the bus schedule
2.How could you check "The library opens at nine o'clock"?
  • A.Ask whether people like the library
  • B.Guess from when your friend goes
  • C.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
3.How could you check "The plant grew taller after we watered it"?
  • A.Ask whether the plant is pretty
  • B.Guess from how green its leaves are
  • C.Compare the measurements in the plant diary
4.How could you check "The river runs through three towns"?
  • A.Ask which town is the nicest
  • B.Follow the river on a map
  • C.Count the bridges you can see from one spot
5.How could you check "It rained on five days last week"?
  • A.Decide from today's weather
  • B.Ask someone who loves rain
  • C.Look at the class weather chart for last week
6.How could you check "A whale is a mammal, not a fish"?
  • A.Ask a friend who has never seen a whale
  • B.Decide from a whale's shape
  • C.Read about whales in a science book
7.How could you check "Our class has twenty-eight children"?
  • A.Guess from the noise in the room
  • B.Count the names on the class attendance list
  • C.Ask a child from another school
8.How could you check "The capital city of the country is on the coast"?
  • A.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  • B.Look at a postcard of a beach
  • C.Ask which city is the most fun

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Look at the bus schedule
  2. 2.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  3. 3.Compare the measurements in the plant diary
  4. 4.Follow the river on a map
  5. 5.Look at the class weather chart for last week
  6. 6.Read about whales in a science book
  7. 7.Count the names on the class attendance list
  8. 8.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.