Facts and opinions

Facts and opinions

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Your opinion is how you feel.

Other people might think differently, they have a different opinion.

• Having a teenager as Prime Minister is a terrible idea.

What are opinions?

Facts are definitely true.

They can be backed up with evidence.

• The Prime Minister is giving a speech.

What are facts?

Facts and opinions

Words such as

• I feel

• I think

• I believe

clearly point out that an opinion is being expressed.

Words such as

• perhaps

• sometimes

• probably

often indicate the possibility of opinions.

Common words used with opinions

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an opinion?

• The King lives in London.

• All teenagers are smelly.

• Flowers grow in soil.

Multiple Choice

Opinions are how you feel.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a fact?

• I really like cats.

• Vegetables are good for you.

• I hate dogs.

Multiple Choice

How do we know something is a fact?

• other people think differently

• it's backed up with evidence

• it's how you feel

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Options (8)

Pandas are cuter than meerkats.

The Houses of Parliament are in London.

Apples grow on trees.

My cat is the best cat in the world!

Ice cream is horrible.

Water will become ice if the temperature is cold enough.

Tigers have stripes to help them hide better in their natural environment.

Elephants are the funniest animals because of their big ears and trunks.

Organize these options into the right categories

Facts

Opinions