Fact and Opinion
Directions: Read
each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion. Explain your answer.
1. The fastest land
dwelling creature is the Cheetah.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
2. Michael Jordan has
a career average of 30.4 points per game.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
3. Rahm Emanuel was
elected to be the mayor of Chicago in 2011.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
4. The ugliest sea
creature is the manatee.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
5. Michael Jordan is
the greatest basketball player of all time.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
6. There seems to be
too much standardized testing in public schools.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
7. Prison is one of
the worst places on the planet.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
8. It is wrong for
people under the age of 21 to drink alcohol.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
9. Sister Carrie was
written by Theodore Dreiser.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
10. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won
eleven Oscars (Academy Awards).
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
11. Oranges
contain both calcium and vitamin C.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
12. The television
show The Simpsons is just not as
funny as it used to be.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
13. Diamonds are the
hardest substance on Earth.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
14. McDonalds sells
more hamburgers than any other restaurant chain in the world.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
15. Horse manure
smells awful.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
16. The price of gas
has grown to become too expensive.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
17. KFC has
engineered “chickens” that do not have beaks and are double breasted.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
18. The more money
someone has the more successful they are.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
19. Vegetarians are
healthier than people who eat meat.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
20. Cell phones emit
radiation that may or may not cause brain cancer.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
21. Students have a
lot harder time in school than the teachers.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
22. Waka Flocka is a
lot tougher than Justin Bieber.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
23.
It is illegal to yell out “Fire” in a crowded movie theater.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
24.
People should not be allowed to talk on cell phones in a movie theater.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
25.
Drug dealers belong in prison.
Fact or Opinion
Explain: _____________________________________________________________
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