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Fact or Opinion?

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 6-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. All three sentences are about the school bus. Which one is an opinion?

    • The school bus is yellow.
    • A bus is longer than a car.
    • Riding the bus is more fun than walking.

  2. The sentence 'Rainy days are boring' is a fact.

    Circle one:   True   False

  3. Which sentence is a fact?

    • Dogs have four legs.
    • Dogs are the best pets.
    • Dogs are so much fun.

  4. The sentence 'Spiders have eight legs' is a fact.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Which sentence holds a fact and an opinion together?

    • Our cat sleeps on the windowsill.
    • Our cat is the softest cat in the world.
    • Our cat is nine years old, and she is the best pet ever.

  6. Kofi wrote three sentences about books. Which one is an opinion?

    • Our class read 40 books this year.
    • Forty books is not enough for one year.
    • The class shelf holds 40 books.

  7. Which word in a sentence usually signals an opinion?

    • 'I think'
    • 'The date is'
    • 'It weighs'

  8. Nina wrote: 'Our library has 12 beanbags, and it is the comfiest room in school.' Which part is the fact?

    • The whole sentence is one big fact
    • 'It is the comfiest room in school'
    • 'Our library has 12 beanbags'

  9. Ivy wrote 'Our garden is beautiful.' Which sentence gives a fact about the garden instead?

    • Our garden is the prettiest on our street.
    • Our garden has six sunflowers.
    • I think our garden smells nice.

  10. All three sentences compare two animals. Which one could you check?

    • A puppy is cuter than a frog.
    • Frogs are more interesting than puppies.
    • A frog is smaller than a puppy.
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Answer key

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Fact or Opinion? W1-mt_jJBprWe2pe-s1

  1. Riding the bus is more fun than walking. · 'More fun' is a feeling. Some children love to walk, so nobody can check it.
  2. False · 'Boring' is a feeling. Some children love rainy days, so nobody can check it.
  3. Dogs have four legs. · You can count a dog's legs to check this, so it's a fact.
  4. True · You can check it by counting a spider's legs, so it's a fact.
  5. Our cat is nine years old, and she is the best pet ever. · Her age can be checked and 'best pet' is a feeling, so that sentence holds both.
  6. Forty books is not enough for one year. · Every sentence has forty in it. Only 'not enough' says what someone feels about that number.
  7. 'I think' · Words like 'I think' show you are hearing what someone believes.
  8. 'Our library has 12 beanbags' · You can count the beanbags, so that part can be checked. 'Comfiest' is what Nina feels.
  9. Our garden has six sunflowers. · You can go outside and count the sunflowers. The other two say the same feeling in new words.
  10. A frog is smaller than a puppy. · Size can be measured, so 'A frog is smaller than a puppy' can be checked. Cuter and more interesting are feelings.
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