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WorksheetsSTATION 3 - DAY 4 FACT OR OPINION
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
In California, the Chico City Council recently set a $500 fine for anyone detonating a nuclear weapon within city limits.
The fine set by City Council:
would probably never be collected.
will help protect the people of Chico.
must have passed by a large majority.
Most animals don’t eat moss. It is hard to digest, and it has little nutritional value. But reindeer fill up with lots of moss. Why? The moss contains a special chemical that helps reindeer keep their body fluids warm. Reindeer eat moss because:
they like the taste.
they live where it is very cold.
it is the only food available.
A teenager brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. They were shocked by his appearance: leather jacket, motorcycle boots, tattoos, and a pierced nose. Later, the parents pulled their daughter aside and said, “He doesn’t seem very nice.” “Mom,” replied the daughter, “if he wasn’t so nice, why would he be doing 5,000 hours of community service?”
The daughter:
had hoped her boyfriend’s appearance would shock her parents.
didn’t realize her boyfriend’s tattoos were so visible.
doesn’t realize that community service is a court-ordered punishment given to convicted criminals.
“Tea or coffee, gentlemen?” asked the restaurant waiter.
“I’ll have tea,” responded the first customer. “I’ll have tea, also—and be sure the cup is clean.” The waiter returned a few minutes later. “Two teas! Who asked for the clean cup?”
The waiter:
wanted to provide good customer service.
was hoping for a big tip.
was making a light-hearted comment.
At the funeral of a billionaire, one mourner was crying more loudly than anyone else.
Someone approached him and asked, “Are you a relative?”
“No!”
“Then why are you crying?”
“That’s why I’m crying.”
The mourner is crying because:
he never got to meet the billionaire.
he was affected by the crying of the other mourners.
if he were a relative, he would probably inherit a great deal of money.
One thousand times more germs are spread from damp hands than are spread from dry hands, according to Professor Charles Gerba of the University of Arizona, one of
America’s most respected experts on disease transmission.
Professor Gerba believes that:
more diseases are spread by sneezes and coughs than by hands.
hand drying reduces the spread of disease.
it’s better not to wash your hands if you can’t dry them right away.
“I’ve been doing a lot of growing and shrinking,” said the kindergarten student. “What do you mean?” the teacher asked. “Well, I used to be up to my big brother’s nose, ” he replied, “but now I’m only up to his chin.”
Apparently:
the class is learning about growing up.
this teacher tries hard to understand all of her students.
the kindergarten student’s brother has grown faster than he has.
Dark colors tend to absorb light energy. Light colors and white reflect light energy. That's why you feel warmer wearing a dark-colored jacket than a light-colored one. When
sunlight shines on your dark jacket, the fabric absorbs light energy.
The paragraph indicates that:
a dark-colored jacket can only keep you warm when the sun is shining.
if two jackets are identical except for the color, the darker jacket would keep you warmer during the day.
a light-colored jacket cannot keep you warm.
The most widespread disease carried by insects is malaria, transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. About 250 million people in the world contract malaria every
year; for as many as two million victims, the disease is fatal.
From this paragraph we learn that:
mosquitoes are responsible for most insect-borne diseases.
malaria, with two million fatalities, is the world’s deadliest disease.
malaria could be reduced if people at risk were given mosquito repellent.
Visitors seeking government positions often pestered Abraham Lincoln. One caller arrived with the news that the chief of customs had just died. “Can I take his place?” he asked. Lincoln replied, “It’s fine with me, if the undertaker doesn’t mind.”
Lincoln is light-heartedly suggesting that the visitor:
had asked to take the place of the dead man at the funeral.
will need the undertaker’s permission to become the chief of customs.
should take the place of the undertaker.
