Comprehension Skill:

Why is Fact and Opinion an

important reading strategy?
It is important to be able to identify
facts from opinions so that we are
able to understand what is real from
what is someones point of view or
thought.

 To see if something is a fact, ask yourself,

Can this statement be proved?
To check for opinions, ask yourself,
Does this tell a thought or feeling?
Would the statement be true all of the time?
Look for clue words such as
feel, believe, always, never, none,
most, least, best, and worst.

Lets try to figure out what is a fact or an opinion:

1. Doctors help people who are sick __________
2. Exercise is good for your health ___________
Turn and Talk: Turn to the person next to you and talk it
out if the next one is a fact or an opinion.
3. Candy tastes better than spinach _________
4. Everyone sleeps late on Saturday _________
5. Halloween is in October ___________

Open your writing notebook to a blank page and

complete the following writing task:

Fact and Opinion Writing

Write one fact and one opinion statement about the topics below. Choose
FOUR topics and be sure to write in complete sentences.
Model: a best friend Fact: My best friend has brown hair and blue eyes.
Opinion: She is the kindest person in the school.
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7.

a sibling
your pet
a television show
a school subject
a season
a holiday
your favorite food

1. Log into Google Classroom and click on Fact/Opinion

document.
Directions: You are going to READ the passages,
UNDERLINE the facts and HIGHLIGHT all the
opinions.
2. When everyone in your group is finished with
Google Classroom, you will work as a group to complete
the Fact or Opinion worksheet. You will cut and glue
the statements where they belong- either under fact or
opinion.