Fact or Opinion? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on telling a checkable fact from an opinion, aligned to Common Core standard RI.4.8. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 25 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Fact or Opinion?
RI.4.8
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Sort each sentence into the right column.
1.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: Honey tastes better than jam., Spiders are the creepiest animals on Earth., Water freezes when it gets cold enough., That bridge is ugly and should be painted., Spiders have eight legs., Honey bees make honey from nectar.
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2.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: The park would be better with a bigger slide., The town hall is the most beautiful building in town., There are seven days in a week., Our class has twenty-eight children., Our class is the friendliest in the school., The bridge over the river has four towers.
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3.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: Our school library opens at nine o'clock., Drawing triangles is more fun than drawing circles., Penguins are the funniest birds to watch., Penguins cannot fly., A triangle has three sides., Everyone should read for an hour before bed.
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LessonPrint · RI.4.8 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Fact or Opinion?
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Honey bees make honey from nectar. — Fact 2. Honey tastes better than jam. — Opinion 3. Spiders are the creepiest animals on Earth. — Opinion 4. Spiders have eight legs. — Fact 5. That bridge is ugly and should be painted. — Opinion 6. Water freezes when it gets cold enough. — Fact
2.1. Our class has twenty-eight children. — Fact 2. Our class is the friendliest in the school. — Opinion 3. The bridge over the river has four towers. — Fact 4. The park would be better with a bigger slide. — Opinion 5. The town hall is the most beautiful building in town. — Opinion 6. There are seven days in a week. — Fact
3.1. A triangle has three sides. — Fact 2. Drawing triangles is more fun than drawing circles. — Opinion 3. Everyone should read for an hour before bed. — Opinion 4. Our school library opens at nine o'clock. — Fact 5. Penguins are the funniest birds to watch. — Opinion 6. Penguins cannot fly. — Fact
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RI.4.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.