Fact and Opinion Flocabulary

True or False: Any statement that doesnt use the words "think," "should" or "feel" is a fact. 

• True 
• False

A _______is something you can verify, or prove.

• bias
• opinion
• fact
• popular opinion

You should support your opinions with facts using ___________ to make them more convincing.

• bias
• false facts
• evidence
• feelings of beliefs 

Raul tells you that there are 10 inches in a foot. You look at a ruler and see this is incorrect. Raul's statement was a(n) ________.

• bias 
• opinion
• statistic
• false fact 

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

• People shouldn't text at the dinner table.
• 78% of teens have cell phones.
• 37% of teens have an iPad or Kindle.
• Stephanie received a cell phone for her 18th birthday.

Suzanne thinks dogs make better pets than cats. Gabriella listens to Suzanne's reasons and evidence and is convicted. Gabriella ______.

• proves Suzanne's fact
• agrees with Suzanne's opinion
• must have been tricked by false facts
• makes Suzanne's opinion a fact

Suzanne thinks she should have a pet dog. Which of the following would be the BEST way to convince her father of her opinion?

• reminding him of her opinion about dogs every morning before school
• writing a list of false facts about cats
• asking all of her friends for the opinions about pets
• telling her father facts that support her opinion that dogs are good pets

Anna is writing an opinion piece about the best sport. She should _________.

• provide facts that use evidence to support her opinion that baseball is the best sport
• include no facts i nthis essay, only her opinion that baseball is the best sport
• include only false facts in this essay that she makes up
• never directly state her opinion about sports

Which of the following is an opinion?

• Plastic bottles can be recycled .
• The average person produces pounds of trash a day. 
• Americans should recycle more.
• Styrofoam cannot be recycled.

Which of the following is a fact?

• Teens should be allowed to see movies with PG- ratings.
• The best movies are animated.
• The ending of the movie shouldn't have been changed. 
• The movie opened last Tuesday.