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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 "Spiders have eight legs"?
  • A.Ask a friend what they think
  • B.Guess from a cartoon spider
  • C.Look it up in an information book about spiders
2.How could you check "The town hall was built in 1902"?
  • A.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
  • B.Decide from how old it looks
  • C.Ask someone who likes old buildings
3.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
4.How could you check "The word 'enormous' means very large"?
  • A.Look the word up in a dictionary
  • B.Ask whether people like the word
  • C.Guess from its first letter
5.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
6.How could you check "The park path is closed this week"?
  • A.Ask a dog walker what they prefer
  • B.Read the official notice from the park office
  • C.Guess from the weather
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — How Could You Check It?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Look it up in an information book about spiders
  2. 2.Read the town's history records or the date stone on the hall
  3. 3.Read about whales in a science book
  4. 4.Look the word up in a dictionary
  5. 5.Count the letters in an alphabet chart
  6. 6.Read the official notice from the park office
  7. 7.Read the opening times on the library's notice or website
  8. 8.Look at the bus schedule

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