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Reading – Fact vs. Opinion

Reading · Level 5 · CCSS: RI.5.8, RI.5.6 · Worksheet 3 of 5 · Practice Set 6

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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?
The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world.
Camping is more fun than staying in a hotel.
A rectangle has four right angles.
Spring is the prettiest season.
Sound travels faster in water than in air.
Every school should have a garden.
The human eye can detect millions of colors.
Board games are more fun than card games.

2 Find Facts and Opinions in Text

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

Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals that communicate using clicks and whistles. I believe dolphins might be the smartest animals in the entire ocean. Dolphins live in groups called pods and often work together to catch fish. Some dolphins can swim up to 20 miles per hour.

	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 believe pods should be studied more in school.
Dolphins breathe air through a blowhole.
Dolphins are probably the friendliest sea animals.
A newborn dolphin is called a calf.

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 6.

Topic words: school, poster, teacher, idea

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.