2nd Grade Fact and Opinion worksheets

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