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WorksheetsFact, Opinion, Inference
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
A ______ is something you can verify, or prove.
Cause
Effect
Fact
Opinion
Which of the following statements is an opinion?
People shouldn't text at the dinner table.
78% of teens have cell phones.
37% of teens have an iPad or Kindle
Stephanie received a cell phone for her 18th birthday.
Suzanne thinks she should have a pet dog. Which of the following would be the BEST way to convince her father of her opinion?
Reminding him of her opinion about dogs every morning before school.
Writing a list of false facts about cats.
Asking all of her friends for their opinions about pets.
Telling her father facts that support her opinion that dogs are good pets.
Anna is writing an opinion piece about the best sport. She should _____.
Provide facts that use evidence to support her opinion that baseball is the best sport.
Include no facts in this essay, only her opinion that baseball is the best sport.
Include only false facts in this essay that she makes up
Never directly state her opinion about sports.
Which of the following is an opinion?
Plastic bottles can be recycled.
The average person produces 4 pounds of trash a day.
Americans should recycle more.
Styrofoam cannot be recycled.
Which of the following is a fact?
Teens should be allowed to see movies with PG-13 ratings.
The best movies are animated.
The ending of the movie shouldn't have been changed.
The movie opened last Tuesday.
In life, causes happen _______ their effects.
up to a year after
before
at the same time as
before or after
Since Jeremiah was sick, he didn't take the math test. What is the cause?
Jeremiah was sick
he didn't take the math test
since
The boy slipped due to the ice on the stairs. What is the effect?
The boy slipped
The ice on the stairs
Due to
What signal word or phrase points out the cause? As a result of studying daily, Cynthia earned 100% on her next science test.
Daily
Next
As a result of
Studying
Juliana is the lead in the middle school play. One effect of this could be that_____.
she went to the auditions last week
she has been taking acting classes since she was 3
she always forgets her lines
Juliana's father will come to see the play
The author uses this first paragraph mostly to
give definitions of unfamiliar words
present his claim
give the reason why he thinks daylight saving time should end
share other people's opinions on the topic
What might an author use to support an argument for teens to receive recess?
facts about recess games
personal experiences of teens who have recess
an emotional plea from a 13 year old
statistics on teens with anxiety disorders and the benefit of exercise
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
Joanna's hair was a little messy when she got to school.
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
Why does the author include this paragraph?
To help the reader understand the difficulty of a long school day
To explain how recess improves teen health
To support the claim that recess benefits people of all ages
To share a story about recess helping a teen with anxiety
