Grade 5 · Reading · Challenge
Free Vocabulary, Fact & Opinion worksheet - version 16
Grade 5 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 5 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-WF0UC3-HXS6
1.Mina read two reports about one event. She checked their sources before trusting the details.
What does “sources” mean here?
2.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
3.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
What does “accessibility” mean here?
4.Warm ocean water adds energy to tropical storms. Cooler water usually weakens them.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
5.Some seeds travel on fur, while others float on wind or water. Each method spreads seeds.
What does “dispersal” mean here?
6.Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again.
What does “revised” mean here?
7.A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
8.A lever is a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point. Moving that point changes the effort needed.
What does “rigid” mean here?
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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- 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
- The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: The council compared three plans. Opinion: The largest plan was clearly best.
- 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
- Warm ocean water adds energy to tropical storms. Cooler water usually weakens them. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: Warm water can strengthen a tropical storm. Opinion: Storms are the most interesting weather.
- Some seeds travel on fur, while others float on wind or water. Each method spreads seeds. What does “dispersal” mean here?The spreading of something
- Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again. What does “revised” mean here?Changed to improve
- 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.
- 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
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.