Fact and Opinion #3

Fact or Opinion

 

Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion.  If it’s a fact, explain how it can be proven.  If it is an opinion, simply write that it cannot be proven.

 

1.  Basketball is a much more exciting sport than golf.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

2.  Tiger Woods is still the top earning athlete in the world, despite the issues he’s had with his marriage.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

3.  In general, professional athletes are overpaid. 

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

4.  There are more head and spinal injuries each year from cheerleading than all other sports combined.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

5.  Athletes are role models and should conduct themselves accordingly in the public eye.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

6.  According to the MLB rule book, there are nine innings in a game of baseball.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

7.  The Dallas Cowboys have a terrible defensive line.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

8.  Statistically speaking, the 1976 Buccaneers have the worst record in the NFL having gone 0-14. 

                                                                                           

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

9.  With dark blue mesh and bright orange text, the Chicago Bears have the ugliest uniform in the NFL.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

10.  Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch recorded in a major league game at 105 MPH.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

11.  Spitting in your hand before you pick up a baseball bat gives you good luck.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

12.  Mary Lou Retton was the first American to win the gold medal in the Women’s All-Around event.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

13.  The New York Yankees have won more World Series titles than any other team in baseball.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

14.  NASCAR racing is not a real sport since you don’t use your muscles to compete.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

15.  Women’s basketball games are not as aggressive or exciting as men’s basketball games.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

16.  Football is a more physical game than soccer because it requires more upper body strength.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

17.  Playing football is one of the most dangerous things that a high school student can do.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

18.  Barry Bonds holds the record for most homeruns in a season. 

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

19.  The average salary for a quarterback in the NFL in 2009 was 15 million dollars.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

20.  John Elway is still the greatest quarterback in NFL history. 

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

21.  Cheerleading is not a sport.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

22.  Soccer is more difficult to play than other sports because you cannot use your hands.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

23.  The average salary for a player on the Yankees is over six million dollars.

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

24.  Large salaries and overpaid athletes are spoiling the purity of sporting competitions. 

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________

 

25.  Since they make the most money, NBA players are the most spoiled of all athletes. 

 

Fact  or  Opinion   How can this be proven? ________________________________________________