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Reading – Fact vs. Opinion

Reading · Level 5 · CCSS: RI.5.8, RI.5.6 · Worksheet 3 of 5 · Practice Set 3

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Practice SetsSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10

1 Fact or Opinion?

🧐 A fact can be proven true. An opinion is what someone thinks or feels. Write F (fact) or O (opinion).

Fact: "The sun rises in the east." ← This can be proven!

Opinion: "Sunsets are the most beautiful thing ever." ← This is a feeling!

Statement	F or O?
There are 50 states in the United States.
Summer is more fun than any other season.
Octopuses have three hearts.
Cats make better pets than dogs.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.
Video games are a waste of time.
Light travels faster than sound.
Blue is the prettiest color.

2 Find Facts and Opinions in Text

📖 Read the passage. Then find ONE fact and ONE opinion from it.

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth, and adult elephants can weigh over 12,000 pounds. I think elephants are the most amazing animals because of how smart and gentle they are. Elephants use their trunks to grab food, drink water, and even greet each other. A group of elephants is called a herd.

	Write it here	How do you know?
Fact
Opinion

3 Opinion Signal Words

🚦 Opinions often use signal words. Underline the signal word and mark each as F or O.

Common Opinion Signal Words I think I believe best worst should favorite most probably

Statement	F or O?	Signal word
I think recess should be longer every day.
The Earth takes 365 days to orbit the Sun.
Chocolate is probably the tastiest dessert ever made.
Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity.

4 Write Your Own

✍️ Write one FACT and one OPINION about each topic.

Topic: Your school

Fact:

Opinion:

Topic: Animals

Fact:

Opinion:

Topic: Food

Fact:

Opinion:

5 SBA Performance Task: Extended Response

This section is like a performance task on the state test. Read carefully, find evidence, and write a complete response.

Question: Identify one fact and one opinion from the text. Explain how you can tell the difference between them.

My claim or answer:

Evidence 1: (Quote or detail from the text)

Evidence 2: (Another quote or detail)

My explanation: (Connect the evidence to your claim in 2-3 sentences)

+ Bonus Reading Practice

Use this short practice to extend Set 3.

Topic words: garden, seed, leaf, plan

1. Write one sentence using two of the words above.

2. What detail would you expect to find in a passage about this topic?

3. Write one inference a reader could make from a text about this topic.