Grade 4 · Reading · Challenge
Free Vocabulary, Fact & Opinion worksheet - version 18
Grade 4 vocabulary, fact & opinion practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Vocabulary, Fact & Opinion
Grade 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-I3BBZS-MZZ8
1.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
What does “accessibility” mean here?
2.Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
3.A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed.
What does “rigid” mean here?
4.A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
5.Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details.
What does “sources” mean here?
6.A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
7.A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending.
What does “expenses” mean here?
8.Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
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- The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting. What does “accessibility” mean here?How usable something is for different people
- Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: The model bent in the center. Opinion: The revised bridge looked impressive.
- A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed. What does “rigid” mean here?Stiff and not easily bent
- A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: A primary source comes from the time studied. Opinion: Diaries are the best historical sources.
- Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details. What does “sources” mean here?Places where information comes from
- A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: A budget can list income and expenses. Opinion: Making a budget is enjoyable.
- A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending. What does “expenses” mean here?Money that must be spent
- Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: Mina read two reports. Opinion: One report had a better title.
Worked example
Check whether a statement can be verified, then use evidence to interpret vocabulary.
Common mistake
Treating a strongly worded opinion as a fact.
Helpful hint
Ask what evidence could prove the statement.