Fact or Opinion

A _____________ is something you can prove.

• fact

• opinion

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

• bias

• false facts

• opinions

• evidence

Mario says there are 12 inches in a foot. Is his statement a fact or opinion?

• fact

• opinion

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 convinced. 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 every day

• writing a list of false facts about cats

• asking her friends for their opinions about pets

• telling her father facts that support her opinion that dogs make good pets

Which of the following is an opinion?

• Plastic bottles can be recycled.

• The average person produces about 4 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 watch movies with a PG-13 rating.

• The best movies are animated.

• The ending of the movie shouldn't have been changed.

• The movie opened last Tuesday.

Something that is real or true is a(n) _____________.

• fact

• opinion

• false fact

• bias

A belief, judgment or thought about something or someone is a(n) _____________________.

• fact

• opinion

• false fact

• bias