Medium 1 introduces Grade 5 students to short book and restaurant reviews where facts and opinions blend together. Learners pull out checkable details such as page counts and prices, then label feeling words like wonderful or terrible. A matching task pairs vague opinions with stronger fact-based versions, showing Grade 5 readers how reviewers can support their judgments using evidence instead of relying only on personal taste.
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Fact and Opinion
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In a review, 'The book has 240 pages' is a fact.
2. In a review, 'The book is the most exciting story ever' is an opinion.
3. When a reviewer writes 'I loved the ending', the signal phrase shows opinion.
4. A restaurant menu lists prices, so the prices are facts.
5. Saying 'The pasta tastes amazing' is an opinion because taste is personal.
6. A reviewer writes the chef trained for ten years, which is a fact.
7. The phrase 'should win an award' is a signal of an opinion.
8. When a review reports a sold-out show, the sold-out claim is a fact.
9. Calling a movie 'terrible' is an opinion word, not a fact.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
I think this novel is the greatest
→ The novel sold one million copies last year
The novel sold one million copies last year
The chef should be famous
→ The chef has worked at five award-winning restaurants
The chef has worked at five award-winning restaurants
The pasta tastes wonderful
→ The pasta uses fresh tomatoes from a local farm
The pasta uses fresh tomatoes from a local farm
This is the worst movie ever made
→ The movie earned a low score on a review website
The movie earned a low score on a review website
Fact and Opinion
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) In a review, 'The book has 240 pages' is a fact.
2) In a review, 'The book is the most exciting story ever' is an opinion.
3) When a reviewer writes 'I loved the ending', the signal phrase shows opinion.
4) A restaurant menu lists prices, so the prices are facts.
5) Saying 'The pasta tastes amazing' is an opinion because taste is personal.
6) A reviewer writes the chef trained for ten years, which is a fact.
7) The phrase 'should win an award' is a signal of an opinion.
8) When a review reports a sold-out show, the sold-out claim is a fact.
9) Calling a movie 'terrible' is an opinion word, not a fact.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
I think this novel is the greatest
→ The novel sold one million copies last year
The novel sold one million copies last year
The chef should be famous
→ The chef has worked at five award-winning restaurants
The chef has worked at five award-winning restaurants
The pasta tastes wonderful
→ The pasta uses fresh tomatoes from a local farm
The pasta uses fresh tomatoes from a local farm
This is the worst movie ever made
→ The movie earned a low score on a review website
The movie earned a low score on a review website
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