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.

Which statement is a fact?

• Apples contain vitamin C.

• Apples make a delicious snack.

• Fuji apples are the best tasting apple.

Which statement is an opinion?

• The Titanic set sail with 2,224 passengers and crew members.

• Only 712 people survived when the Titanic sun on April 15, 1912.

• The captain of the Titanic was a coward.

Which statement is a fact?

• Abraham Lincoln was the best president.

• Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.

• Abraham Lincoln would have done more great things if he had not been killed.

Which statement is an opinion?

• There are twelve inches in a foot.

• A ruler is used to measure length.

• Every student should keep a ruler in his or her desk.

Which statement is a fact?

• Computers can be used for playing games.

• Many people spend too much time on their computers.

• Everyone should own a computer.

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.

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.

Which statement is a fact?

• Harry Potter would make a good friend.

• Harry Potter was created by author J.K. Rowling.

• The best Harry Potter book is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Which statement is a fact?

• Sometimes the moon looks like a face when it is full.

• It would be fun to travel to the moon.

• It takes about 27 days for the moon to travel around the earth.