Facts Vs. Opinion

Facts Vs. Opinion

Aside from developing your skills in making inferences and drawing conclusions, it is important that you can distinguish fact from opinion

This skill will help you in understanding facts and or opinions in particular statements

Multiple Choice

What is our topic today?

• Drawing Conclusions

• Facts and making inferences

• Cause and Effect

• Facts and Opinion

Fact

A fact is a statement that is based on information or details that can be proven.

For example: Manila is the captital city of Philippines.

Opinion

An opinion is an expression that is based on a person's personal feelings, emotions and perceptions. This kind of statement may be true to some but not all.

for example My mother's cake tastes better than any other cakes.

REVIEW

Fruits are important sources of vitamins. They vary in sizes, colors and shapes. Some fuits are considered seasonal while some not. Among these fruits, Apples and Mangoes, are considered as the most important ones. They can be used as main ingredients in different delicacies. They are also cheaper as compared to the other fruits

Example

Fact

• Fruits are important sources of vitamins

Opinion

• Apples and mangoes are considered as the most important one

Tell whether it is a fact or opinion based on the previous text that we have read.

Multiple Choice

Fruits vary in sizes, colors and shapes.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Some fruits are considered seasonal while some are not.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Apples and mangoes are sweeter and cheaper as compared to other fruits.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Fruits can be used as main ingredients in different delicacies.

• Fact

• Opinion

Activity

Identify whether the statement is fact or opinon.

Multiple Choice

Orange juice is a better source of vitamins than pineapple juice.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Coke tastes better than other sodas

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Carrots grow underground and contain many vitamins.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Going to dentist is so scray

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Your birthday is once in a year

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Goats are cuter than horses

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Elephant are large animals.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Monday is the best day of the week.

• Fact

• Opinion

Multiple Choice

Dolphins are the best animals in the world.

• Fact
• Opinion

Multiple Choice

The world is round.

• Fact

• Opinion

Good job, kids!