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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.Look the word up in a dictionary
  • C.Ask whether people like the word
2.How could you check "The bus leaves at half past three"?
  • A.Look at the bus schedule
  • B.Wait and hope
  • C.Ask a passenger whether they like the bus
3.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
4.How could you check "There are 26 letters in the alphabet"?
  • A.Look at one word
  • B.Count the letters in an alphabet chart
  • C.Ask a classmate to guess
5.How could you check "A whale is a mammal, not a fish"?
  • A.Decide from a whale's shape
  • B.Ask a friend who has never seen a whale
  • C.Read about whales in a science book
6.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
7.How could you check "The library opens at nine o'clock"?
  • A.Guess from when your friend goes
  • B.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  • C.Ask whether people like the library
8.How could you check "Spiders have eight legs"?
  • A.Guess from a cartoon spider
  • B.Look it up in an information book about spiders
  • C.Ask a friend what they think

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Look the word up in a dictionary
  2. 2.Look at the bus schedule
  3. 3.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  4. 4.Count the letters in an alphabet chart
  5. 5.Read about whales in a science book
  6. 6.Follow the river on a map
  7. 7.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  8. 8.Look it up in an information book about spiders

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