In this Grade 5 fact and opinion worksheet, students analyze a persuasive essay calling for plastic bag bans. Multiple choice questions guide them to the main claim, supporting facts, and unsupported opinions, while one item evaluates source credibility. Fill-in items then reinforce how government data, statistics, and tightly connected evidence build credibility, and how sweeping language quietly weakens otherwise carefully written persuasive essays.
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Fact and Opinion
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence states the writer's MAIN claim in a persuasive essay about plastic bag bans?
A) Cities should ban single-use plastic bags
B) Reusable bags come in many bright colors
C) Some grocery stores stay open very late
D) Plastic was invented in the early 1900s
2. Which sentence is a SUPPORTING FACT rather than an opinion?
A) Plastic bags are the worst invention
B) About 5 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year
C) Everyone hates plastic bags now
D) Reusable bags feel obviously better to carry
3. Which statement is an UNSUPPORTED opinion in the essay?
A) California passed a statewide bag ban in 2014
B) Sea turtles often mistake bags for jellyfish
C) Anyone who likes plastic bags clearly hates the planet
D) Recycling rates for plastic bags stay below 10 percent
4. Which source listed in the essay would be MOST credible?
A) An online comment from a stranger
B) A meme reposted on a social media feed
C) A grocery cashier's casual offhand remark
D) A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ocean pollution report
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A persuasive essay's main claim is the position the writer wants readers to accept and act upon.
2. When a writer cites government data such as EPA reports, the supporting evidence becomes more credible.
3. Sweeping statements with the word 'everyone' often signal an unsupported opinion in persuasive writing.
4. The careful reader checks whether each cited statistic actually links to the writer's main claim.
5. When a single questionable source appears alongside many credible ones, the essay's overall credibility weakens slightly.
Fact and Opinion
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence states the writer's MAIN claim in a persuasive essay about plastic bag bans?
A) Cities should ban single-use plastic bags
B) Reusable bags come in many bright colors
C) Some grocery stores stay open very late
D) Plastic was invented in the early 1900s
2. Which sentence is a SUPPORTING FACT rather than an opinion?
A) Plastic bags are the worst invention
B) About 5 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year
C) Everyone hates plastic bags now
D) Reusable bags feel obviously better to carry
3. Which statement is an UNSUPPORTED opinion in the essay?
A) California passed a statewide bag ban in 2014
B) Sea turtles often mistake bags for jellyfish
C) Anyone who likes plastic bags clearly hates the planet
D) Recycling rates for plastic bags stay below 10 percent
4. Which source listed in the essay would be MOST credible?
A) An online comment from a stranger
B) A meme reposted on a social media feed
C) A grocery cashier's casual offhand remark
D) A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ocean pollution report
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A persuasive essay's main claim is the position the writer wants readers to accept and act upon.
2) When a writer cites government data such as EPA reports, the supporting evidence becomes more credible.
3) Sweeping statements with the word 'everyone' often signal an unsupported opinion in persuasive writing.
4) The careful reader checks whether each cited statistic actually links to the writer's main claim.
5) When a single questionable source appears alongside many credible ones, the essay's overall credibility weakens slightly.
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