Fact, Opinion, Inference

A ______ is something you can verify, or prove.

• Cause

• Effect

• Fact

• Opinion

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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 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 about dogs every morning before school.

• 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 this essay, only her opinion that baseball is the best sport.

• Include only false facts in this essay 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 produces 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 ratings.

• The best movies are animated.

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

• The movie opened last Tuesday.

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In life, causes happen _______ their effects.

• up to a year after

• before

• at the same time as

• before or after

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Since Jeremiah was sick, he didn't take the math test. What is the cause?

• Jeremiah was sick

• he didn't take the math test

• since

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The boy slipped due to the ice on the stairs. What is the effect?

• The boy slipped

• The ice on the stairs

• Due to

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What signal word or phrase points out the cause? As a result of studying daily, Cynthia earned 100% on her next science test.

• Daily

• Next

• As a result of

• Studying

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