Fact or Opinion

Which statement is an opinion?

• Kermit the Frog first appeared on Sesame Street in 1969.
• Kermit is everyone's favorite muppet.
• Kermit has also appeared in several muppet movies.

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Which statement is a fact?

• Apples contain vitamin C.
• Apples make a delicious snack.
• Fuji apples are the best tasting apple.

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Which statement is an opinion?

• The Titanic set sail with 2,224 passengers and crew members.
• Only 712 people survived when the Titanic sunk on April 15, 1912.
• The captain of the Titanic was a coward.

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Which statement is a fact?

• Shel Silverstein is a good poet.
• Shel Silverstain wrote and illustrated a book of poems called, Where the Sidewalk Ends.
• All children love poems written by Shel Silverstein.

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Which statement is a fact?

• Abraham Lincoln was the best president.
• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.
• Abraham Lincoln would havedone more great things ifhe had not been killed.

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Which statement is an opinion?

• Koalas are adorable.
• Koalas are marsupials, which means that the females have pouches.
• Koalas in the wild are found in southwest Australia.

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Which statement is a fact?

• Everyone should own a computer.
• Many people spend too much time on their computers.
• Computers can be used for playing games.

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Which statement is an opinion?

• There are twelve inches in a foot.
• Every student should keep a ruler in his or her desk.
• A ruler is used to measure length.

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Which statement is an opinion?

• Totem poles are carved by Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest.
• Totem poles are carved from the trunks of Cedar trees.
• Totem poles are scary.

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Which statement is an opinion?

• There are about 2,700 different kinds of snakes in the world.
• Snakes are scarier than spiders.
• Snakes are a kind of reptile.

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