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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 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
2.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
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 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
5.How could you check "The library opens at nine o'clock"?
  • A.Ask whether people like the library
  • B.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  • C.Guess from when your friend goes
6.How could you check "The bus leaves at half past three"?
  • A.Ask a passenger whether they like the bus
  • B.Wait and hope
  • C.Look at the bus schedule
7.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
8.How could you check "The town hall was built in 1902"?
  • A.Decide from how old it looks
  • B.Ask someone who likes old buildings
  • C.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall

LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Follow the river on a map
  2. 2.Count the names on the class attendance list
  3. 3.Read the store's sales record for Monday
  4. 4.Look the word up in a dictionary
  5. 5.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  6. 6.Look at the bus schedule
  7. 7.Find the capital on a map or in an atlas
  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.