Countable or Arguable? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using fact and opinion to judge credibility, aligned to Common Core standard D3.2.3-5. 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 pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: Deaths ran at 27 per thousand in the mill district, The harbour mattered more than the mills, 22,000 tons of grain were landed in 1888, The mills made the region
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2.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: One passage cost 4 pounds, The wage cut was unavoidable, The board voted six for and three against, The uplands were better before the mills
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3.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: The mill district held 11,200 people in 1891, The relief fund held 340 pounds, Children should never have worked half-time, Families were better off leaving
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LessonPrint · D3.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Countable or Arguable?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 22,000 tons of grain were landed in 1888 — Fact 2. Deaths ran at 27 per thousand in the mill district — Fact 3. The harbour mattered more than the mills — Opinion 4. The mills made the region — Opinion
2.1. One passage cost 4 pounds — Fact 2. The board voted six for and three against — Fact 3. The uplands were better before the mills — Opinion 4. The wage cut was unavoidable — Opinion
3.1. Children should never have worked half-time — Opinion 2. Families were better off leaving — Opinion 3. The mill district held 11,200 people in 1891 — Fact 4. The relief fund held 340 pounds — Fact
Questions about Countable or Arguable?
What does the Countable or Arguable? worksheet cover?
It practises using fact and opinion to judge credibility — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D3.2.3-5: Use the difference between fact and opinion to judge whether sources can be trusted. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each sentence into fact or opinion”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Countable or Arguable? practise?
D3.2.3-5 — D3.2.3-5, in the Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Use distinctions among fact and opinion to determine the credibility of multiple sources.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Countable or Arguable? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D3.2.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Countable or Arguable? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Countable or Arguable? can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Countable or Arguable? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Countable or Arguable?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D3.2.3-5?
Yes — “Countable or Arguable?” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D3.2.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Countable or Arguable? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D3.2.3-5
Use the difference between fact and opinion to judge whether sources can be trusted.
Teaching this next? Countable or Arguable? is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.