Fact and Opinion in a Text About School Gardens

Begin with a shared reading or oral warm-up that highlights fact vs opinion so students hear and see the skill in context before practicing it independently. Have students work through it independently and self-check their own work against an answer key before you review it as a class, especially for phonics-based tasks where saying an answer aloud first helps. After completing the worksheet, use one or two examples from the page to start a discussion: "Where else have you seen this in your reading?" These fact vs opinion worksheets are ideal for use during small group reading time, as independent center work, or as a homework activity.

Circle fact or opinion for sentences from a student's original article about school gardens. A fact can be checked and proved true. An opinion tells what someone thinks, feels or believes. The directions on the page read: Read the text. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: Use the text. Circle fact or opinion for each sentence. Then, circle the best answers. Then, write on the lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade compare and contrast, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with fact vs opinion. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

A fact can be checked and proved true, like the number of floors in a museum. An opinion tells what someone thinks, feels or believes, like calling it the best field trip ever.

Words such as I think, best, worst, amazing, boring and should. They show a feeling or a judgment, and the museum reviews sheet asks students to write one for each opinion.

Yes. Most reviews and opinion pieces use facts to support an opinion, which is why students sort the sentences one at a time.

Yes. Both sheets have an answer key with fact or opinion for every sentence and the signal words.

2 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 5th Grade students, roughly ages 10-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the Common Core code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.