Fact and Opinion

Fact and Opinion

How to Tell the Difference

Facts

Facts are statements that can be proven.

Facts may be true or false.

But facts can be proven.

Examples

1.  Statistically, women live longer than men.

2. Most buses weigh more than most cars. 

3. There are ten inches in a foot (false).

Opinions

Opinions are statements that cannot be proven.

Opinions can be argued.

Opinions may be supported with facts.

Opinions cannot be proven.

Examples

1. Golf is boring.

2. Pizza is delicious.

3. Math is the hardest subject.

Fact or Opinion?

1. According to sales records, strawberry ice-cream is the worst selling of all flavors. 

2. Therefore, we can conclude that strawberry is the least popular major ice-cream flavor.

3. This is because strawberry ice-cream does not taste as good as vanilla and chocolate.

Multiple Choice

The Family Guy is not appropriate to watch during school.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

There are fewer panda bears in the world than grizzly bears.

• Fact

• Opinio

Multiple Choice

Drinking orange juice right after brushing your teeth tastes bad.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Justin Bieber deserved to win the Grammy for best new artist.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Chicken that has not been properly prepared and cooked may cause salmonella.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Blue is the best color.

• Fact

• Opinion

• neither

• not sure

Multiple Choice

The Xbox came out before the Wii.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Super Mario is one of the greatest video game characters of all time.

• Fact

• Opinion

• neither

• not sure

Multiple Choice

Chocolate milk tastes better than regular milk.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Charter school students are scheduled to attend school more often than students who attend neighborhood schools.

• Fact

• Opinion

• neither

• no sure