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2nd Grade Fact and Opinion worksheets

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Fact and Opinion

Grade 2 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Are these statements fact or opinion? Circle your answer.

1.
Reading is the most fun thing to do.
- fact
- opinion
2.
The sun rises in the morning.
- fact
- opinion
3.
There are twelve months in a year.
- fact
- opinion
4.
A week has seven days.
- fact
- opinion
5.
Soccer is more fun than baseball.
- fact
- opinion
6.
A penny is worth one cent.
- fact
- opinion
7.
Seeds need water to sprout.
- fact
- opinion
8.
Horses are the best animals.
- fact
- opinion
9.
Rainy days are boring.
- fact
- opinion
10.
Everyone should wear a hat.
- fact
- opinion

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About this worksheet

Fact and opinion work helps children separate what can be proved from what someone thinks or feels. Second graders may call a sentence a fact because they agree with it, or call a fact an opinion because it sounds surprising. A fact can be checked: you could measure it, count it, look it up or see it. An opinion tells a belief, a preference or a judgment, and people can disagree about it.

This worksheet gives ten short statements, one on each row, and your child circles fact or opinion for every one. Words such as best, worst, yummy, boring and too are clues to an opinion, but not every opinion has a clue word, so ask your child, can we check it?

What your child will learn

Tell facts from opinions
Ask whether a statement can be checked
Recognize words that show a feeling or a preference
Avoid choosing by personal agreement

Common Core standard: RI.2.8

Worked example

A week has seven days is a fact because you can count the days. Summer is the best season is an opinion because people can disagree.

Common mistake

Calling a sentence a fact only because it sounds believable, or because you agree with it.

Helpful hint

A fact can be checked. An opinion tells what someone thinks.

Earlier: Author's Purpose

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with fact and opinion?

Calling a sentence a fact only because it sounds believable, or because you agree with it.

How can I help my child with fact and opinion?

A fact can be checked. An opinion tells what someone thinks.

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