ACTIVITY NO.

1
FACT or OPINION/FACT or FANTASY

NAME: ______________________________________ SCORE: __________________

SECTION: __________________ DATE: _____________ PARENTS’ SIGNATURE: _________________

A. Identifying Fact and Opinion

A FACT is something that is true or can be proven.

An OPINION is knowledge based on feelings about a given topic.

Directions: Read each sentence. Decide whether each example is a fact or opinion. Write the word F for fact or
O for opinion beside the appropriate sentence.

______1. Disneyland is in California.

______2. Science is the best subject at school.
______3. A driver’s license is required to legally drive a car.
______4. Smoking has been proven to cause cancer.
______5. People should be able to watch as much T.V. as they want.
______6. Children should be paid to do chores at home.
______7. The year 2012 is a leap year.
______8. The library contains fiction and nonfiction books.
______9. New Year’s Eve is December 31.
______10. Football is the most popular sport.
______11. Deserts are not as beautiful as forests.
______12. St. Patrick’s Day is associated with the country of Ireland.
______13. Earth’s largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
______14. Abraham Lincoln was the greatest president.
______15. Madrid is the capital of Spain.
______16. Leftover spaghetti is delicious.
______17. Honeybees are insects.
______18. Baseball is much more interesting than football.
______19. Blue is an attractive color.
______20. Brazil is on the continent of South America.
______21. My parents like classical music more than pop music.
______22. Lemons and limes look similar except for their color.
______23. Sunflowers are the prettiest flowers.
______24. We live in a brick house.
______25. My aunt is the funniest person I know.
______26. I’m expecting a phone call in ten minutes.
______27. All dinosaurs are extinct.
______28. Horses are the most beautiful animals in the world.
______29. Alaska is one of the fifty United States.
______30. I lost my best friend’s book.
B. Identifying Reality and Fantasy

ꙮ A realistic story tells about things that could really happen.

ꙮ A fantasy tells about things that could not happen in real life.

Directions: Read each of the following. Write R if it is realistic and could really happen. Write F if it is fantasy
and could not really happen.

_______1. Jody kicked the football over the top of my head.

_______2. Meg bought four green balloons.
_______3. Marty ate five tall mountains.
_______4. The cat drove his motorcycle to the park.
_______5. Our teacher gave us homework last night.
_______6. The frog baked cookies for us to eat.
_______7. I flew to the top of the mountain with the hawk.
_______8. I rode my bike to my Aunt Shelley’s house.
_______9. The sheep told his master that he was ready to be sheared.
_______10. Jake skated down the street on his skateboard.
_______11. The stars twinkled in the sky.
_______12. My dog looked at me and asked for more food.
_______13. The butterfly flew from flower to flower.
_______14. The top of the mountain is covered with a fog.
_______15. The giant carried the building in his right hand.
_______16. They planted the trees in the forest.
_______17. When the man hit the pot, diamonds came out.
_______18. The dog laughed as he chased the cat.
_______19. He bought some clothes at the mall.
_______20. The toys played with each other when the kids left the room.
_______21. The water froze and turned to diamonds.
_______22. The invisible kitten played with a ball of yarn.
_______23. When the car got tired, it stopped to take a rest.
_______24. Mother bought mangoes and mangos teens at the market.
_______25. My friends and I are doing our assignments at home.
_______26. The mermaids are playing near the corals.
_______27. The fishermen caught a lot of fish.
_______28. My puppy loves to play the ball.
_______29. The apples are turning into gold.
_______30. The sun winked at me as the day ended.