Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 12 of 12
Fact or Opinion?
Proven true or just a feeling?
What your child practises
Telling facts (which can be checked) from opinions (what someone thinks), and spotting opinion words like best and cutest.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: B3 · telling facts from opinions
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which sentence is an opinion?
- A spider has eight legs.
- Cats have whiskers.
- Whale watching is the best thing to do on a boat.
Whale watching is the best thing to do on a boat.
Hint: An opinion tells what someone thinks or feels. Other people might not agree. The other sentences can be checked and proven.
Question 2
Which sentence is a fact?
- Winter is the best season.
- Penguins are the cutest birds.
- Strawberries grow on low plants.
Strawberries grow on low plants.
Hint: A fact can be checked and proven true, for example in a book or by measuring. The other sentences tell what someone thinks.
Question 3
Is this a fact or an opinion?
A soccer ball is round.
- 🔎Fact
- 💭Opinion
🔎 Fact
Hint: A fact can be checked and proven true, for example in a book or by measuring.
Question 4
Is this a fact or an opinion?
Canada has ten provinces and three territories.
- 💭Opinion
- 🔎Fact
🔎 Fact
Hint: A fact can be checked and proven true, for example in a book or by measuring.
Question 5
Which sentence is a fact?
- Pizza is usually baked in an oven.
- Rainy days are boring.
- Z is the most interesting letter.
Pizza is usually baked in an oven.
Hint: A fact can be checked and proven true, for example in a book or by measuring. The other sentences tell what someone thinks.
Question 6
Which sentence is an opinion?
- The Moon moves around the Earth.
- Sunsets are prettier than sunrises.
- A library lends books to people.
Sunsets are prettier than sunrises.
Hint: An opinion tells what someone thinks or feels. Other people might not agree. The other sentences can be checked and proven.