Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Fact and Opinion #2


Fact and Opinion 2

 

Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion.  Explain your answer. 

 

1.  Eating fast food isn’t bad if you only eat it once a week.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

2.  The chicken sandwiches are more expensive than double cheeseburgers.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

3.  Skateboarding on public property is against the law.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

4.  Copying homework assignments is wrong.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

5.  Students who are caught cheating in college can be kicked out of the university without a refund.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

6.  Sometimes curly hair can look better than straight hair.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

7.  Each year more people are taken to the hospital for injuries while playing football than basketball.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

8.  Justin Bieber is a very talented entertainer.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

9.  Cursing in school is inappropriate behavior.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

10.  The Sony Playstation 2 is the best selling video game console of all time.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

11.  It is worth sacrificing some personal liberties to protect our country from terrorism.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

12.  The average giant tortoise will outlive the average human.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

13.  Talc is a softer substance than quartz.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

14.  Rock music lyrics are more poetic than rap music lyrics.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

15.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

16.  A human being will die sooner from lack of sleep than from lack of food.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

17.  Burning the American flag should be a crime.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

18.  There are more cell phones in Japan than people.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

19.  It is much harder for someone who is sixteen to raise a child than someone who is 30 or older.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

20.  The video game industry generated more money than the film industry last year.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

21.  Playing video games is more fun than doing homework.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

22.  There are more calories in latte from Starbucks than a Snickers bar.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

23.  People who graduate from college are smarter than people who drop out of high school.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

24.  Filet mignon steak tastes better than Ramen noodles. 

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

 

25.  On average, college graduates earn more money in their lifetimes than high school graduates.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________

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