A New Mate (Spectrum)

Which word from the story that has the meaning: one half of Earth when divided by the equator.? (Par. 6)

• hemisphere

• continent

• longitude

• island

Which word from the story that has the meaning: opposite? (Par. 6)

• reverse

• forward

• similar

• equal

Which word from the story that has the meaning: specific words or phrases? (Par. 10)

• terms

• ideas

• facts

• stories

A fact is something that is known to be true. An opinion is what a person believes. It may or may not be true. Write F before the sentences that are facts. Write O before the sentences that are opinions. Gemma moved to the United States from Australia.

A fact is something that is known to be true. An opinion is what a person believes. It may or may not be true. Write F before the sentences that are facts. Write O before the sentences that are opinions. Queensland is more than twice as big as Texas.

• F

• O

A fact is something that is known to be true. An opinion is what a person believes. It may or may not be true. Write F before the sentences that are facts. Write O before the sentences that are opinions. The weather in Australia is more enjoyable than it is in Massachusetts.

• F

• O

A fact is something that is known to be true. An opinion is what a person believes. It may or may not be true. Write F before the sentences that are facts. Write O before the sentences that are opinions. Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.

What does fair dinkum mean?

• Genuine or real

• Expensive

• Unusual

• Dangerous

What is a fact?

• the narrator speaking from his or her point of view

• Objective and verifiable; established using evidence collected through research

• Subjective, impossible to prove to be true

• two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

What is the difference between a fact and an opinon?

• A fact can be proven (shown to be true). An opinion cannot.

• An opinion can be proven (shown to be true), a fact cannot.

• Facts are found in newspapers, opinions are not.

• Facts and opinions are not different.

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CCSS.RI.6.2