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Fact, Opinion, and Evidence
Grade 3 - Reading - Challenge Me
Worksheet 1
1Read "The Tide Pool Note": At low tide, Leila sketched a pool that held snails, seaweed, and one small crab. She wrote the time beside her drawing because the water would return later. By afternoon, waves covered the pool and the crab was hidden again. Which sentence is a fact from the passage?
2Which sentence is an opinion about "The Seed Library"?
3Which sentence can be checked with evidence from the passage "The Seed Library"?
4Why is this sentence an opinion: "Night hikes are better than daytime hikes."
5Which pair correctly labels a fact and an opinion from "The Broken Sundial"?
6Read "The Broken Sundial": The museum's outdoor sundial no longer pointed to the correct hour. Chen noticed that the stone base had shifted after workers repaired the path. He wrote a note explaining the problem, and the museum guide marked the sundial closed until it could be reset. Which sentence is a fact from the passage?
7Which sentence is an opinion about "The Broken Sundial"?
8Which sentence can be checked with evidence from the passage "The Night Hike"?
9Why is this sentence an opinion: "Sundials are more useful than all modern clocks."
10Which pair correctly labels a fact and an opinion from "The Night Hike"?
About this worksheet
Fact and opinion work helps children separate what a text proves from what someone thinks or feels. Third 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 in the text or in the world. An opinion tells a belief, preference, or judgment. This worksheet uses passage sentences so students practice the distinction in context, not as isolated sayings. They choose facts, identify opinions, and explain which sentence could be checked. Encourage your child to ask, Can someone prove this, or could people reasonably disagree? That question usually reveals the answer. This language helps students defend the label instead of guessing from belief.
What your child will learn
Tell facts from opinions
Find checkable evidence in a passage
Recognize preference words
Avoid choosing by personal agreement
Worked example
'The bean leaves drooped' is a fact from the passage. 'The garden is prettiest' is an opinion because people can disagree.
Common mistake
Calling a sentence a fact only because it sounds believable.
Helpful hint
A fact can be checked. An opinion tells what someone thinks.
Worksheet 1