Grade 3 · Reading · Lesson 18

Identify Facts vs Opinions

When we read, we often encounter two kinds of statements: facts and opinions. A fact is something that can be proved or checked. An opinion is what someone thinks or believes — it cannot be proved true or false.

What this lesson teaches

1Distinguish between a statement of fact and a statement of opinion
2Identify signal words that indicate an opinion in a text
3Sort a set of statements correctly into fact and opinion categories

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