Fact and Opinion About the Statue of Liberty

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, using a partner or small group only if they want to talk through their thinking, 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 8 sentences about the Statue of Liberty, then find a fact and the opinion. A fact is something that can be proved true. An opinion tells what someone thinks or feels. The directions on the page read: Read the article. Look for facts and for the writer's opinion. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: Part A: Circle Fact or Opinion for each sentence. Part B: Write a fact from paragraph 2 for 9. Then, copy the writer's opinion for 10. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 3rd Grade comprehension exercises, 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.

Ask whether the sentence can be checked. The statue was a gift from France can be checked in a book, so it is a fact. The green color is prettier than brown tells what someone thinks, so it is an opinion.

Words like best, should, I think and favorite often show an opinion, as in Everyone should visit New York or The crown is my favorite part. The article sheets list these words at the top of page two.

Yes. All 8 fact vs opinion sheets have an answer key.