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facts vs. Assumptions
Check it out
Check It Out is knowing the dierence between facts and assumptions,
and nding out what’s really true.
Just because someone said something, doesn’t mean it’s true. A fact is something you know is
true. An assumption is something you think is true, but you might be wrong.
In this activity, you are trying to gure out what happened to your snack.
Your mom usually packs your snack and lunch before school. This morning, she had to go to work
early, so your Grandma packed your lunch. Your Grandma does not usually pack your lunch.
You usually have apple slices with peanut butter for snack. When you go to your backpack at
snack time, your snack is not there. Your classmate, Mike, is eating apple slices with peanut butter
for snack today.
What happened to your snack?
Directions: To gure out what really happened, you need to think about what’s a fact and what’s
an assumption. Read each statement on the next page, and check o whether it is a fact that you
know is true, or an assumption that could be true or not true.
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facts vs. Assumptions
Check it out
The snack was not in my backpack when I went to get it...
Fact Assumption
...because someone stole it from my bag.
Fact Assumption
It must have been Mike that stole my snack because...
Fact Assumption
...Mike is eating apple slices with peanut butter, which is what I always have.
Fact Assumption
My mom is usually the one who packs my snack in the morning...
Fact Assumption
...but my mom went to work early, so my Grandma packed my lunch bag.
Fact Assumption
My Grandma must have forgotten to pack my snack...
Fact Assumption
...because my grandma doesn’t know what I usually have in my lunchbox.
Fact Assumption