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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 word 'enormous' means very large"?
  • A.Guess from its first letter
  • B.Ask whether people like the word
  • C.Look the word up in a dictionary
2.How could you check "The capital city of the country is on the coast"?
  • A.Look at a postcard of a beach
  • B.Ask which city is the most fun
  • C.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
3.How could you check "The bus leaves at half past three"?
  • A.Wait and hope
  • B.Look at the bus schedule
  • C.Ask a passenger whether they like the bus
4.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
5.How could you check "The park path is closed this week"?
  • A.Ask a dog walker what they prefer
  • B.Read the official notice from the park office
  • C.Guess from the weather
6.How could you check "It rained on five days last week"?
  • A.Look at the class weather chart for last week
  • B.Ask someone who loves rain
  • C.Decide from today's weather
7.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
8.How could you check "Our class has twenty-eight children"?
  • A.Ask a child from another school
  • B.Guess from the noise in the room
  • C.Count the names on the class attendance list

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Look the word up in a dictionary
  2. 2.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  3. 3.Look at the bus schedule
  4. 4.Follow the river on a map
  5. 5.Read the official notice from the park office
  6. 6.Look at the class weather chart for last week
  7. 7.Compare the measurements in the plant diary
  8. 8.Count the names on the class attendance list

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