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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.Wait and hope
  • B.Look at the bus schedule
  • C.Ask a passenger whether they like the bus
2.How could you check "A whale is a mammal, not a fish"?
  • A.Read about whales in a science book
  • B.Ask a friend who has never seen a whale
  • C.Decide from a whale's shape
3.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
4.How could you check "The capital city of the country is on the coast"?
  • A.Ask which city is the most fun
  • B.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  • C.Look at a postcard of a beach
5.How could you check "The park path is closed this week"?
  • A.Read the official notice from the park office
  • B.Ask a dog walker what they prefer
  • C.Guess from the weather
6.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
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 "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

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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