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Fact, Opinion, Inference

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______ is something you can verify, or prove.

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

c)

Fact

d)

Opinion

2.

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

a)

People shouldn't text at the dinner table.

b)

78% of teens have cell phones.

c)

37% of teens have an iPad or Kindle

d)

Stephanie received a cell phone for her 18th birthday.

3.

Suzanne thinks she should have a pet dog. Which of the following would be the BEST way to convince her father of her opinion?

a)

Reminding him of her opinion about dogs every morning before school.

b)

Writing a list of false facts about cats.

c)

Asking all of her friends for their opinions about pets.

d)

Telling her father facts that support her opinion that dogs are good pets.

4.

Anna is writing an opinion piece about the best sport. She should _____.

a)

Provide facts that use evidence to support her opinion that baseball is the best sport.

b)

Include no facts in this essay, only her opinion that baseball is the best sport.

c)

Include only false facts in this essay that she makes up

d)

Never directly state her opinion about sports.

5.

Which of the following is an opinion?

a)

Plastic bottles can be recycled.

b)

The average person produces 4 pounds of trash a day.

c)

Americans should recycle more.

d)

Styrofoam cannot be recycled.

6.

Which of the following is a fact?

a)

Teens should be allowed to see movies with PG-13 ratings.

b)

The best movies are animated.

c)

The ending of the movie shouldn't have been changed.

d)

The movie opened last Tuesday.

7.

In life, causes happen _______ their effects.

a)

up to a year after

b)

before

c)

at the same time as

d)

before or after

8.

Since Jeremiah was sick, he didn't take the math test. What is the cause?

a)

Jeremiah was sick

b)

he didn't take the math test

c)

since

9.

The boy slipped due to the ice on the stairs. What is the effect?

a)

The boy slipped

b)

The ice on the stairs

c)

Due to

10.

What signal word or phrase points out the cause? As a result of studying daily, Cynthia earned 100% on her next science test.

a)

Daily

b)

Next

c)

As a result of

d)

Studying

11.

Juliana is the lead in the middle school play. One effect of this could be that_____.

a)

she went to the auditions last week

b)

she has been taking acting classes since she was 3

c)

she always forgets her lines

d)

Juliana's father will come to see the play

12.

The author uses this first paragraph mostly to

a)

give definitions of unfamiliar words

b)

present his claim 

c)

give the reason why he thinks daylight saving time should end

d)

share other people's opinions on the topic

13.

What might an author use to support an argument for teens to receive recess?

a)

facts about recess games

b)

personal experiences of teens who have recess

c)

an emotional plea from a 13 year old

d)

statistics on teens with anxiety disorders and the benefit of exercise

14.

Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?

a)

Joanna's hair was a little messy when she got to school.

b)

Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.

c)

Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.

d)

Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.

15.

Why does the author include this paragraph?

a)

To help the reader understand the difficulty of a long school day

b)

To explain how recess improves teen health

c)

To support the claim that recess benefits people of all ages

d)

To share a story about recess helping a teen with anxiety