Fact and Opinion

Choose the fact.

• Chocolate candy is the best desert.
• Everyone should eat peanut butter.
• George Washington was the first president of the United States

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

An opinion is

• a statement that can be proved as true (or false) using evidence and research.

• a person's thoughts or feelings on a topic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is a fact?

• Your thoughts on the value of something.

• Something you can prove correct or incorrect.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. 

• Fact
• Opinion.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which statement is an opinion?

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

• Trains are a fun way to travel.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

An opinion is a statement that tells what you feel, think or believe.

• no

• yes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A fact is a statement that can be prove true.

• yes

• no

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The American flag is the best flag.

• Fact
• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The design of the American flag is very creative.

• Fact
• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

There are too many stripes on the American flag.

• Fact
• Opinion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6