Fact And Opinion Worksheets. In my experience I've found that students often get confused trying to determine whether a statement is factually accurate, and that is not the skill that is evaluated. An opinion is a stated preference or idea, which may vary from source to source or person to person.
It is important to help students distinguish between facts and opinions. Facts are statements that are either backed up directly by evidence or where evidence can easily be retrieved to prove it. Worksheet will open in a new window.
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In my experience I've found that students often get confused trying to determine whether a statement is factually accurate, and that is not the skill that is evaluated.
They will discover facts and give their opinio. Students read texts of varying lengths and decide whether statements are facts or opinions. Opinions are messages that are another person's thoughts or viewpoint.