Distinguish between fact/opinion, between cause/effect, and between fantasy/reality. 0501.5.1

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1. Cause/Effect

   1. Cause and Effect - combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect
   2. Cause and Effect - complete the statement to create a cause and effect
   3. Cause and Effect Actions - quiz using connector words
   4. Cause and Effect Book list - These books are great for studying cause and effect. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   5. Cause and Effect - Fill in the missing statement to create a cause and effect.
   6. Cause and Effect Story - online story with questions. not interactive
   7. Cause and Effect Quizzes - Quiz One - Quiz Two [These expired links are available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the pages don't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   8. Cause and Effect Paragraphs - Online lesson and quizzes at the end.
   9. Cause and Effect quiz - Match cause with effect
   10. Cause and Effect quizzes - Quiz One - Quiz Two - Quiz Three - Quiz Four - Quiz Five
   11. Cause and Effect Graphic Organizers - print these to practice this skill.
   12. Practice With Cause and Effect - a lab activity to identify causes and effects [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   13. What Caused It? - identify cause and effect patterns in text (science content is used to teach this reading skill)
   
   

   Fact/Opinion/Fantasy/Reality

   
   
   1. Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion - click on a button to indicate if the statements are fact, opinion, or a blend of both
   2. Fact and Opinion Worksheet - students write a topic in the top box and then write examples of facts and opinions related to the topic
   3. Fact and Opinion Self-Test - immediate feedback is given when you select an answer [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   4. Fact, Habit, Opinion or Schedule? - an English-Zone quiz
   5. Fact/Opinion Interactive Sites and Worksheets - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
   6. Fact or Opinion Jeopardy - [designed for 6th grade] five statements to be evaluated in the form of a short Jeopardy game [could be used as a whole class activity if projected or used on an interactive whiteboard]
   7. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 1) - a Quia quiz
   8. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 2) - a Quia quiz
   9. Fact or Opinion? - there are sixteen questions on this Quia quiz, each is on a separate page
   10. Fact or Opinion Quiz - Decide which of these statements are fact or opinion from the drop-down list, then click on the "Finished" button to obtain your score out of ten.
   11. Fact or Opinion - select fact or opinion for each sentence
   12. Fact vs Opinion: an Interactive Exercise - this PowerPoint slide show contains seven statements to be evaluated [could be used as a whole class activity if projected or used on an interactive whiteboard] [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
   13. Fantasy Book marks - print these out for students to help them evaluate text.
   14. Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion? (a worksheet to print, not interactive)
   15. A mix of factual information and the opinions of the author. Often the opinions are disguised as fact, to make the author's argument seem more believable. [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]

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