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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 "It rained on five days last week"?
  • A.Decide from today's weather
  • B.Look at the class weather chart for last week
  • C.Ask someone who loves rain
2.How could you check "The word 'enormous' means very large"?
  • A.Ask whether people like the word
  • B.Look the word up in a dictionary
  • C.Guess from its first letter
3.How could you check "The store sold forty ice creams on Monday"?
  • A.Guess from how hot Monday was
  • B.Read the store's sales record for Monday
  • C.Ask a customer if the ice cream was good
4.How could you check "The library opens at nine o'clock"?
  • A.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  • B.Guess from when your friend goes
  • C.Ask whether people like the library
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 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
7.How could you check "The park path is closed this week"?
  • A.Guess from the weather
  • B.Read the official notice from the park office
  • C.Ask a dog walker what they prefer
8.How could you check "The town hall was built in 1902"?
  • A.Decide from how old it looks
  • B.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
  • C.Ask someone who likes old buildings

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Look at the class weather chart for last week
  2. 2.Look the word up in a dictionary
  3. 3.Read the store's sales record for Monday
  4. 4.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  5. 5.Read about whales in a science book
  6. 6.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  7. 7.Read the official notice from the park office
  8. 8.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall

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