Remember: A fact can be checked. An opinion is what someone thinks. Some posts mix them, so pull them apart.
Leila, Dev and the pets poster
Read the story first. Then answer.
Pets at Our SchoolLeila and Dev made a poster called Pets at Our School. Leila's hamster is called Nugget and Dev's big dog is called Tank. Leila said, "Hamsters are the cutest, and that is a fact!" Dev said, "Dogs are the best, and that is a fact!" Gran asked, "Can we check cute?" Nobody could count or measure cutest or best. But they could check that Nugget is awake at night, by looking it up in a pet book, and that Tank has four legs, by counting. Then they read, "Goldfish forget everything in three seconds." A library book and their teacher both said goldfish remember things for months. So the post was not true. The poster got two columns, one with a ruler for things they had checked and one with a heart for things they thought.
1
Which sentence is a fact?
🐹Nugget is awake at night💖Hamsters are the cutest🥇Dogs are the best
2
Join each way to check with a fact it can check.
1🔢 count it
2📕 look it up in a book
3👀 check in two places
Aa spider has eight legs
Ba hamster is awake at night
Cgoldfish forget in three seconds
3
'Cats are the best pets, because they sleep a lot.' What is it?
🔍Only a fact💭Only an opinion➗Both mixed together
4
Dev says: 'A fact can be checked and still not be true.' Is he right?
YesNo
Clue words and checking
5
Circle the opinion words. (circle every one)
🏆best🥰cutest🕸️eight legs🗓️on Monday
6
Counting, measuring and looking up in a book are ways to a fact.
hidewincheck
7
Number how Leila and Dev checked the goldfish post.
Read the post
Look in a library book
Find out the post is not true
Ask their teacher
8
'Hamsters are the cutest because Nugget is awake at night.' Which part can be checked?
💖Hamsters are the cutest🌙Nugget is awake at night➗Both parts
9
A post sounds very loud and very sure. Does that make it a fact?
📢Yes, loud means true🤫No, loud does not make it a fact🖼️Only if it has pictures
10
Fix the mistake. Leila says: 'Hamsters are the cutest, and that is a fact!' What should she say?
📏Hamsters are the cutest, and I can measure it👥Everyone must agree💭I think hamsters are the cutest
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Stretch. Which line belongs in the empty box under the heart?
🐕Tank has four legs🥇Dogs are the best pets🐹Nugget is awake at night
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Write one fact and one opinion about a pet you like.
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Draw the poster's two columns: a ruler on one and a heart on the other.
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Answer key · Set A
Fact or opinion?
1Nugget is awake at night A pet book can check that Nugget is awake at night. Nobody can measure cutest or best.
21-A, 2-B, 3-C Counting, looking up and checking twice are ways to check a fact.
3Both mixed together Cats sleeping many hours can be checked, but 'the best' is what the writer thinks. A post can mix them.
4Yes The goldfish post could be checked, and checking showed it was not true.
5best, cutest Best and cutest are opinion words. Eight legs and on Monday can be checked.
6check Checking a fact can also show it is not true.
71, 2, 4, 3 They checked in two good places, a book and a teacher.
8Nugget is awake at night A pet book can check that Nugget is awake at night, but nobody can measure cutest.
9No, loud does not make it a fact An opinion can sound loud, but loud does not make it a fact.
10I think hamsters are the cutest Opinions are fine, and everyone has some. Say it as what you think.
11Dogs are the best pets Best is what someone thinks. Nobody can count or measure it.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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