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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 town hall was built in 1902"?
  • A.Ask someone who likes old buildings
  • B.Decide from how old it looks
  • C.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
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 store sold forty ice creams on Monday"?
  • A.Ask a customer if the ice cream was good
  • B.Guess from how hot Monday was
  • C.Read the store's sales record for Monday
4.How could you check "Spiders have eight legs"?
  • A.Guess from a cartoon spider
  • B.Ask a friend what they think
  • C.Look it up in an information book about spiders
5.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
6.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
7.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
8.How could you check "The park path is closed this week"?
  • A.Read the official notice from the park office
  • B.Guess from the weather
  • C.Ask a dog walker what they prefer

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
  2. 2.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  3. 3.Read the store's sales record for Monday
  4. 4.Look it up in an information book about spiders
  5. 5.Read about whales in a science book
  6. 6.Compare the measurements in the plant diary
  7. 7.Look the word up in a dictionary
  8. 8.Read the official notice from the park office

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