Grade 1 · English Language Arts · Unit 14 of 16
True, Pretend and Opinions
What is real, what is pretend, and why people think differently.
What your child practises
Practises telling what could be true from what is make-believe, noticing that people see the same thing differently, seeing people like us in books, and giving an opinion with a reason.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: ELA.1.B3.1, ELA.1.B3.2, ELA.1.B3.3, ELA.1.B3.4 · seeing ourselves in texts, what could be true or false, different viewpoints and sharing opinions with reasons
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which could be true?
- Owls are made of ice.
- Owls drive trucks.
- Owls fly at night.
Owls fly at night.
Hint: Facts match what is real.
Question 2
Which sentence is false?
- Snow is white.
- Snow is cold.
- Snow is warm.
Snow is warm.
Hint: Snow is cold.
Question 3
You see only one kind of family in a book. What can you say?
- That family is wrong
- I wish I could see my family too
- Nobody else exists
I wish I could see my family too
Hint: Many kinds of people should be in stories.
Question 4
Which sentence shares an opinion about a story?
- The book is on the shelf.
- The cover is green.
- I liked the ending.
I liked the ending.
Hint: An opinion tells what you think.
Question 5
Two friends ride the same roller coaster. One loves it. The other does not. Why?
- People can feel differently
- One is wrong
- One did not ride
People can feel differently
Hint: People can have different viewpoints.
Question 6
Which one might be true in a nonfiction book?
- Bees drive buses.
- Bees live on Mars.
- Bees help flowers make seeds.
Bees help flowers make seeds.
Hint: Nonfiction tells true facts.