Can This Be Checked? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using fact and opinion to judge credibility, aligned to C3 Framework indicator 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 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort: Your rates should be spent where you live, Coal cost 2 pence a mile per ton, The valley gained more than it lost, Third class fare was 6 pence
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2.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: 84 hands signed the petition, The noise and smoke will spoil the valley, The boatmen deserved better treatment, The directory lists 11 railway porters
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3.Sort each one: Fact or Opinion?
Sort: The line opened in 1846, The railway was the best thing to happen here, Canals are pleasanter than railways, Patrick Dunn was admitted in March 1847
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LessonPrint · D3.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Can This Be Checked?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Coal cost 2 pence a mile per ton — Fact 2. The valley gained more than it lost — Opinion 3. Third class fare was 6 pence — Fact 4. Your rates should be spent where you live — Opinion
2.1. 84 hands signed the petition — Fact 2. The boatmen deserved better treatment — Opinion 3. The directory lists 11 railway porters — Fact 4. The noise and smoke will spoil the valley — Opinion
3.1. Canals are pleasanter than railways — Opinion 2. Patrick Dunn was admitted in March 1847 — Fact 3. The line opened in 1846 — Fact 4. The railway was the best thing to happen here — Opinion
Questions about Can This Be Checked?
What does the Can This Be Checked? worksheet cover?
It practices using fact and opinion to judge credibility — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D3.2.3-5: Use the difference between fact and opinion to judge whether sources can be trusted. The instruction to students is “Sort each sentence into fact or opinion”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Can This Be Checked? practice?
D3.2.3-5, under Evaluating Sources and Using Evidence for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Use distinctions among fact and opinion to determine the credibility of multiple sources.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Can This Be Checked? 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 student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Can This Be Checked? 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 Can This Be Checked? can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Can This Be Checked? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Can This Be Checked?, 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 — “Can This Sentence Be Checked?” is a 45-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. Can This Be Checked? 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.