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Reading a Source Entry is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on reading and checking the author, title, publisher and year of a source, aligned to Common Core standard W.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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Reading a Source Entry

W.4.8

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1."Volcanoes Awake. Redwood House, 2018." What is missing from this entry?
  • A.The year
  • B.The author
  • C.The title
2."Rivera, Sofia. Castles of Sand. 2017." What is missing from this entry?
  • A.The author
  • B.The year
  • C.The publisher
3.Why do you write down the author, title, publisher and year of a source?
  • A.So you and your readers can find the source again
  • B.To make your notes longer
  • C.Because every book has the same author
4.Two entries are "Ahmed, Sara..." and "Zane, Paul...". Why does Ahmed come first in a list of sources?
  • A.Ahmed's book is longer
  • B.The list is in alphabetical order by family name
  • C.Ahmed's book is newer
5."Adeyemi, Femi. The Hidden Garden. Willow Press, 2015." What is the author's family name?
  • A.Femi
  • B.Willow
  • C.Adeyemi
6."Nakamura, Ken. Wind and Wings. Bluebell Press." What is missing from this entry?
  • A.The publisher
  • B.The title
  • C.The year
7."Okafor, Lena. Rivers Under Ice. Northgate Press, 2019." In an entry like this, where do you find who published the book?
  • A.The words right after the author
  • B.The first name in the entry
  • C.The name just before the year
8."Brand, Tom. The Secret Life of Moths. Hillside Books, 2021." When was it published?
  • A.Hillside Books
  • B.Tom Brand
  • C.2021

LessonPrint · W.4.8 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Reading a Source Entry

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The author
  2. 2.The publisher
  3. 3.So you and your readers can find the source again
  4. 4.The list is in alphabetical order by family name
  5. 5.Adeyemi
  6. 6.The year
  7. 7.The name just before the year
  8. 8.2021

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