Fact and Opinion

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What are the main differences between facts and opinions?

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A fact is something that is true and supported by evidence while opinion is only a belief an expression of a person’s feelings.

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Which question can help you determine whether a statement is a fact or an opinion? Options:

Is this statement provable either true or false?

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Does this statement express an author’s personal belief, idea or feeling about a topic?

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Both of these

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Neither of these

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Is this statement provable either true or false?

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Which sentence from the paragraph is an OPINION?

Mom brought the new baby home from the hospital today.

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They think she is the prettiest baby ever born!

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She only weighs 8 pounds and is wrapped in a light pink blanket.

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Mom said the baby might keep me from sleeping tonight.

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They think she is the prettiest baby ever born!

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Which of the following is a fact?
- I really enjoy the weekends.
- Friday is the best day of the week.
- All children watch television on Saturdays.
- There are seven days in a week.

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There are seven days in a week.

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What best describes an opinion?

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A person's thoughts or feelings about something.

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What is fact?

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A provable statement that can be shown to be true without any doubt

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Giraffes are really interesting animals.

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Opinion

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Are monkeys cuter than koala bears?

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Opinion

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Alligators can live up to 100 years.

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Fact

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Elephants are the best animals.

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Opinion