Grade 4 · Reading · Challenge
Free Vocabulary, Fact & Opinion worksheet - version 14
Grade 4 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 4 · Stretch challenge · 8 questions · Version PG-GZCX7W-MZZ8
1.A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending.
What does “expenses” mean here?
2.A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
3.Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again.
What does “revised” mean here?
4.A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
5.City trees shade sidewalks, absorb rainwater, and provide shelter for birds and insects.
What does “absorb” mean here?
6.The council compared three playground plans for cost, safety, and accessibility before voting.
What does “accessibility” mean here?
7.A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later.
What does “interprets” mean here?
8.Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again.
Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.
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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- A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending. What does “expenses” mean here?Money that must be spent
- A budget lists expected income and expenses. Comparing them helps a family plan spending. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: A budget can list income and expenses. Opinion: Making a budget is enjoyable.
- 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.
- City trees shade sidewalks, absorb rainwater, and provide shelter for birds and insects. What does “absorb” mean here?Take in
- 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
- A primary source comes from the time studied. A secondary source interprets evidence later. What does “interprets” mean here?Explains the meaning of
- Engineers revised a bridge model after its center bent. They added supports and tested again. Give one fact and one opinion about this topic.Fact: The model bent in the center. Opinion: The revised bridge looked impressive.
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.