Checkable or Contestable? 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: Shortages rather than politics set the pace, The House divided 310 to 246, 41 per cent of those polled said housing, The minister was right to admit it
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2.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: The programme was a success, 140,000 homes were built last year, The councils build too slowly, The waiting list held 11,600 families
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3.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: The agreement fixed prices for five years, The villages were forgotten, Private firms would have done better, The white paper proposed 300,000 homes a year
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LessonPrint · D3.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Checkable or Contestable?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. 41 per cent of those polled said housing — Fact 2. Shortages rather than politics set the pace — Opinion 3. The House divided 310 to 246 — Fact 4. The minister was right to admit it — Opinion
2.1. 140,000 homes were built last year — Fact 2. The councils build too slowly — Opinion 3. The programme was a success — Opinion 4. The waiting list held 11,600 families — Fact
3.1. Private firms would have done better — Opinion 2. The agreement fixed prices for five years — Fact 3. The villages were forgotten — Opinion 4. The white paper proposed 300,000 homes a year — Fact
Questions about Checkable or Contestable?
What does the Checkable or Contestable? 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 Checkable or Contestable? 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?
Checkable or Contestable? 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 Checkable or Contestable? 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 Checkable or Contestable? 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 Checkable or Contestable? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Checkable or Contestable?, 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 — “Checkable or Contestable?” is a 55-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. Checkable or Contestable? 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? Checkable or Contestable? is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.