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Fact and Opinion Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 7: Fact and opinion · Set 851 · 40 questions
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Thinking tip (Can it be checked?): Fact: “A week has seven days.”, “Water freezes at 0 °C.”, “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” — each can be checked. Opinion: “Mangoes are the tastiest fruit.”, “Rainy days are boring.”, “Maths is more fun than art.” — people can disagree. Opinion words: best, worst, tastiest, nicest, boring, scary, more fun.

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  1. 1.📊 Fact or opinion: “Spiders are scary.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.True or false: “Mangoes grow on trees.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “fish live in water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “Maths is more fun than art.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fish live in water (b) red is the nicest colour (c) winter is the best (d) milk tastes awful
  6. 6.True or false: “A week has seven days.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “Triangles are prettier than circles.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a fact? (a) dogs are the best pets (b) red is the nicest colour (c) winter is the best (d) a year has 12 months
  9. 9.Which of these is a fact? (a) fish are cute (b) homework is boring (c) winter is the best (d) plants need water
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) homework is boring (b) dogs are the best pets (c) ice is frozen water (d) winter is the best
  11. 11.📊 Fact or opinion: “Sunday is the best day of the week.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.📊 Fact or opinion: the Sun is a star? (a) opinion (b) fact
  13. 13.🏫 “Our school has 900 students.” How could you check it? (a) count your friends (b) guess a number (c) ask the school office (d) ask a toddler
  14. 14.True or false: “fish are cute” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “bees make honey” is a fact. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an opinion? (a) milk tastes awful (b) fish live in water (c) a year has 12 months (d) ice is frozen water
  18. 18.✅ A fact is something that… (a) sounds nice (b) can be checked (c) everyone likes (d) someone feels
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) honey is yummy (c) the Sun is a star (d) red is the nicest colour
  20. 20.Which of these is an opinion? (a) plants need water (b) the Sun is a star (c) fish live in water (d) honey is yummy
  21. 21.True or false: “plants need water” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.📊 Fact or opinion: ice is frozen water? (a) opinion (b) fact
  23. 23.True or false: “a year has 12 months” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📊 Fact or opinion: red is the nicest colour? (a) fact (b) opinion
  25. 25.📊 Fact or opinion: “Mangoes grow on trees.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  26. 26.📊 Fact or opinion: “The Sun rises in the east.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  27. 27.📊 Fact or opinion: cows give milk? (a) fact (b) opinion
  28. 28.📊 Fact or opinion: homework is boring? (a) fact (b) opinion
  29. 29.📏 How can you check the fact “The table is 1 metre long”? (a) ask if it is nice (b) measure it (c) vote on it (d) guess
  30. 30.True or false: “cows give milk” is a fact. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “ice is frozen water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.💭 An opinion is… (a) a dictionary meaning (b) a measured number (c) a proven truth (d) what someone thinks
  33. 33.True or false: “plants need water” is an opinion. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.📊 Fact or opinion: “Water freezes at 0 °C.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  35. 35.📊 Fact or opinion: bees make honey? (a) opinion (b) fact
  36. 36.🔤 Which word often shows an opinion? (a) seven (b) Monday (c) best (d) metres
  37. 37.True or false: “There are 30 students in Class 5B.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an opinion? (a) winter is the best (b) a year has 12 months (c) plants need water (d) fish live in water
  39. 39.True or false: “The Sun rises in the east.” is an opinion — it is what someone feels. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact? (a) homework is boring (b) dogs are the best pets (c) fish live in water (d) milk tastes awful

Answer key

  1. an opinion
  2. False
  3. False
  4. True
  5. fish live in water
  6. True
  7. False
  8. a year has 12 months
  9. plants need water
  10. ice is frozen water
  11. an opinion
  12. fact
  13. ask the school office
  14. False
  15. True
  16. False
  17. milk tastes awful
  18. can be checked
  19. the Sun is a star
  20. honey is yummy
  21. True
  22. fact
  23. False
  24. opinion
  25. a fact
  26. a fact
  27. fact
  28. opinion
  29. measure it
  30. True
  31. False
  32. what someone thinks
  33. False
  34. a fact
  35. fact
  36. best
  37. True
  38. winter is the best
  39. False
  40. fish live in water

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