Grizzly Fact vs Opinion

Grizzly Fact vs Opinion

Fact

is a statement that can be proved.

Opinion

is a statement that shows

how someone thinks or feels about something. It can’t be proved.

FACT : Grizzly bears can weigh up to 800 pounds.

Someone could prove it by researching or measuring!

OPINION: Grizzly bears are the most interesting

animal in Yellowstone National Park.

Not everyone would agree

Multiple Choice

Grizzly bears were added to the endangered species list in 1975.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Grizzly bears should still be considered an endangered species.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

The population of grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone has bounced

back to about 700

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

As many as 50,000 grizzly bears once roamed the western U.S.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Yellowstone’s grizzly population has grown enough that the bears should be taken off the endangered species list.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

In the 1800s, settlers began building houses and farms on the land where grizzly bears lived.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Ranchers sometimes shot grizzly bears to protect their sheep and cattle, and hunters killed them for sport.

• Fact

• Opinion

Open Ended

Write a fact from the article.

Open Ended

Write your own opinion of grizzly bears.

Multiple Choice

It should be legal to hunt grizzly bears that wander outside Yellowstone.

• Fact

• Opinion