Grade 4 readers learn how to verify a fact by choosing the right source: encyclopedias, official records, and history books. Nine fill-in items build a vocabulary of source, evidence, encyclopedia, and viewpoint, while the matching activity pairs topics like capital cities and best flavors with the reference type that fits. The worksheet reinforces that expert opinions still count as opinions, even when the expert is reliable.
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Fact and Opinion
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. To verify a country's population, a reader can check an encyclopedia or government website.
2. Records kept by a government office are called official records.
3. An expert's recommendation is still considered an opinion because it shares a viewpoint.
4. A reliable place to look up historical dates is a history textbook.
5. Information you find online should be checked against more than one source.
6. When two reliable sources agree, the statement is most likely a fact.
7. A scientist's opinion about which fossil is most exciting is a viewpoint, not a fact.
8. Reference books and websites are useful tools for finding evidence.
9. If a statement cannot be checked anywhere, it is probably an opinion.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Capital city of Japan
→ Encyclopedia or atlas with country facts
Encyclopedia or atlas with country facts
Best ice cream flavor
→ Personal taste survey or comments
Personal taste survey or comments
Year the Eiffel Tower opened
→ History book or museum record
History book or museum record
Most exciting science discovery
→ Magazine editorial sharing a viewpoint
Magazine editorial sharing a viewpoint
Fact and Opinion
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) To verify a country's population, a reader can check an encyclopedia or government website.
2) Records kept by a government office are called official records.
3) An expert's recommendation is still considered an opinion because it shares a viewpoint.
4) A reliable place to look up historical dates is a history textbook.
5) Information you find online should be checked against more than one source.
6) When two reliable sources agree, the statement is most likely a fact.
7) A scientist's opinion about which fossil is most exciting is a viewpoint, not a fact.
8) Reference books and websites are useful tools for finding evidence.
9) If a statement cannot be checked anywhere, it is probably an opinion.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Capital city of Japan
→ Encyclopedia or atlas with country facts
Encyclopedia or atlas with country facts
Best ice cream flavor
→ Personal taste survey or comments
Personal taste survey or comments
Year the Eiffel Tower opened
→ History book or museum record
History book or museum record
Most exciting science discovery
→ Magazine editorial sharing a viewpoint
Magazine editorial sharing a viewpoint
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