Fact & Opinion Flocabulary

True or False: Any statement that doesn't 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 or beliefs

Raul tells you that there are 10 inches in a foot.  You look at a ruler and see that 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.

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

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

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

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

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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 in her essay, on her opinion.
• include only false facts 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 produced 4 pounds of trash a day.
• Americans should recycle more.
• Styrofoam cannot be recycled.

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Which of the following is a fact?

• Teens should be allowed to see movies with PG-13.
• The best movies are animated.
• The ending of the movie should not have been changed.
• The movie opened last Tuesday.

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