This Grade 4 fact and opinion sheet explores tricky statements that look like facts but are actually opinions, such as everyone loves pizza, plus facts that carry emotional weight. Nine fill-in items teach Grade 4 readers to test claims for evidence, while a matching task pairs feeling-loaded sentences and verifiable sentences with their correct labels. Students leave with stronger tools for sorting tricky cases.
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Fact and Opinion
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 'Everyone loves pizza' sounds like a fact, but it is an opinion because tastes differ.
2. 'The Nile is 6,650 kilometers long' is a fact that geographers can verify.
3. 'Pluto is the saddest planet' includes a feeling word, so it is an opinion.
4. 'Most people prefer chocolate ice cream' may need a survey as evidence.
5. A statement can be numerically true and still feel weighted, like 'only ten students passed,' where 'only' adds a viewpoint.
6. 'Mount Everest is 8,849 meters high' is a fact because the height was measured by an expert.
7. 'School should start later' uses 'should,' so it shares a perspective.
8. When a statement mixes evidence with feelings, the reader must look closely at each word.
9. The safest way to test a tricky claim is to ask, 'Can I find evidence?'
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Everyone loves summer vacation.
→ Opinion using 'everyone' to claim a feeling
Opinion using 'everyone' to claim a feeling
Summer break lasts about ten weeks in many districts.
→ Fact that can be checked on a school calendar
Fact that can be checked on a school calendar
The new school is the friendliest building in town.
→ Opinion using a feeling word like 'friendliest'
Opinion using a feeling word like 'friendliest'
The new school opened in September 2024.
→ Fact with a verifiable opening date
Fact with a verifiable opening date
Fact and Opinion
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) 'Everyone loves pizza' sounds like a fact, but it is an opinion because tastes differ.
2) 'The Nile is 6,650 kilometers long' is a fact that geographers can verify.
3) 'Pluto is the saddest planet' includes a feeling word, so it is an opinion.
4) 'Most people prefer chocolate ice cream' may need a survey as evidence.
5) A statement can be numerically true and still feel weighted, like 'only ten students passed,' where 'only' adds a viewpoint.
6) 'Mount Everest is 8,849 meters high' is a fact because the height was measured by an expert.
7) 'School should start later' uses 'should,' so it shares a perspective.
8) When a statement mixes evidence with feelings, the reader must look closely at each word.
9) The safest way to test a tricky claim is to ask, 'Can I find evidence?'
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Everyone loves summer vacation.
→ Opinion using 'everyone' to claim a feeling
Opinion using 'everyone' to claim a feeling
Summer break lasts about ten weeks in many districts.
→ Fact that can be checked on a school calendar
Fact that can be checked on a school calendar
The new school is the friendliest building in town.
→ Opinion using a feeling word like 'friendliest'
Opinion using a feeling word like 'friendliest'
The new school opened in September 2024.
→ Fact with a verifiable opening date
Fact with a verifiable opening date
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