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Name: ___________________________
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. George Washington was the first President of the United States under the Constitution.
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. Popular music today is not as good as it was in the past.
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: _____________________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________
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 looks 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 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 it is for someone who is 30.
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 a latte from Starbucks than in 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: _____________________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________
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? ________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________
Fact and Opinion Worksheet 4
Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion. Explain your answer.
1. Pizza tastes better than broccoli.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
2. The average slice of deep-dish cheese pizza has between 300 and 400 calories.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
3. There are a lot of calories in a slice of deep-dish pizza.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
4. The modern pizza was invented in Naples, Italy.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
5. A place that makes and sells pizza is called a pizzeria.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
6. It is easier to cook a frozen pizza at home than it is to get pizza from a pizzeria.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
7. Flour is the main ingredient in pizza dough.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
8. It is best to cook pizzas at low temperatures so that they do not get too crispy.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
9. New York-style pizza is more fun to eat than Chicago-style pizza because you can fold the slices.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
10. São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, has over 6000 pizzerias.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
11. The best pizza in the world comes from Italy, not America.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
12. The first pizza place in America opened up in New York’s Little Italy in 1905.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
13. Pizza is not a healthy food to eat.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
14. The largest pizza ever made was 122 feet and 8 inches in diameter.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
15. The only toppings that really belong on a pizza are tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
16. Chicago-style pizza is cooked in a pan and has a thick crust.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
17. Anchovies are the most disgusting pizza topping.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
18. Mozzarella cheese is the most commonly used pizza cheese according to global survey.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
19. Some pizza cheeses are processed so that they melt quickly and remain chewy.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
20. Pizza made with artificial or processed cheese is not as good pizza made with natural cheeses.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
21. Over 700 million frozen pizzas are sold in America each year.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
22. Pepperoni should be placed on top of the pizza cheese not underneath it.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
23. The best pizzas are rolled by hand, not a machine.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
24. It is a customary to tip pizza delivery drivers in America.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
25. Pizza delivery drivers can make a lot of money.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________
Fact and Opinion 5
Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion. Explain your answer.
1. Buying a Ford Taurus is smarter than buying Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
2. The majority of automobiles in use today are powered by gasoline.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
3. Red cars look cooler than cars that don't have any paint on them at all.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
4. In 2010 more than one billion cars were in use around the world.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
5. A Ferraris F12 Berlinetta is more expensive than a Ford Taurus.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
6. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is the fastest car in production today with a top speed of 267 MPH.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
7. Car accidents accounted for 2.09% of all deaths in 2002.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
8. Drilling for oil offshore is not worth the environmental risks.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
9. Sleeping in a car is uncomfortable.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
10. It is wrong to drive faster than the posted speed limit in a school zone when children are present.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
11. People who are caught violating traffic laws should have to pass traffic safety courses.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
12. One of the root words of automobile is from the Ancient Greek word autós, which means "self."
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
13. Automobiles have made the world a better place to live.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
14. Gas is more expensive today than it was ten years ago.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
15. It is a good thing that there are seatbelt laws.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
16. Heavier cars consume more fuel than lighter cars.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
17. Car crashes are the leading cause of injury related deaths.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
18. Drinking alcohol and driving is extremely dangerous and should be illegal.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
19. In 2007 over 71 million automobiles were sold worldwide.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
20. China was the largest automobile producer in 2009, and they also had the largest automobile market.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
21 You should ride your bike to work or school if you live close enough.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
22. The city of Venice, Italy does not allow cars.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
23. Cities that do not allow cars are more progressive than those that do.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
24. There were over 1.2 million car thefts in the US in 2005.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
25. Trucks are more useful than cars.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________
Fact and Opinion 6
Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion. Explain your answer.
1. The history of ballet began in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
2. Dancing is a safe and healthy activity.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
3. Hip hop dancing has been featured in movies such as Step Up and Stomp the Yard.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
4. People have been dancing for thousands of years.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
5. Ballet dancing requires more training than hip hop dancing.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
6. Dancing isn’t a real sport.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
7. It takes two people to do the Tango as it was intended to be done.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
8. In 2007 over 8,400 people were hospitalized in America for dance related injuries.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
9. Ballet dancing is more respectable than hip hop dancing.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
10. The longest that anyone has played a dancing video game in one session is 24 hours and 2 minutes.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
11. Dancing is a lot more fun when you have a partner.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
12. Break dancing is a style of dance that originated in New York in the 1970s.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
13. Michael Jackson is one of the greatest dancers of all time.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
14. Dancing is forbidden in some societies.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
15. Kevin Bacon plays the leading role in the movie Footloose.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
16. It is hard to dance without the right kind of music playing.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
17. The waltz is danced in triple time.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
18. The tarantella is a folk dance that originated in Italy.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
19. The waltz is a classy dance.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
20. Tap dancing is one of the most difficult styles of dance to master.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
21 Tap dancing shoes have a piece of metal called a “tap” attached to the heel and toe.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
22. Ballroom dancing is more sophisticated than krump dancing.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
23. Choreography is an important part of the music industry.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
24. Line dancers generally do not make physical contact with each other.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
25. More youngsters should settle their rivalries through competitive dance instead of fighting.
Fact or Opinion Explain: _____________________________________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Fact or Opinion?
Statement
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Bats are nocturnal mammals.
2.
Bats look very scary and mean.
3.
I think it will rain today.
4.
It is raining hard outside today.
5.
I think the Hurricanes will win their game.
6.
The Hurricanes won 6-0 last weekend.
7.
Chocolate milk tastes great!
8.
The milk we drink comes from cows.
9.
I think my friend plays the piano.
10.
The piano has 88 ivory keys on it.
11.
The continent we live on is North
America.
12.
My school is the best school ever!
13.
I love to play outdoors.
14.
I think I’m a pretty good swimmer.
Fact or Opinion?
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Name:_______________________________
Fact or Opinion?
Statement
Fact or Opinion?
1.
Bats are nocturnal mammals.
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2.
Bats look very scary and mean to me.
O
3.
I think it will rain today.
O
4.
It is raining hard outside today.
F
5.
I think the Hurricanes will win their game.
O
6.
The Hurricanes won 6-0 last weekend.
F
7.
Chocolate milk tastes great!
O
8.
The milk we drink comes from cows.
F
9.
I think my friend plays the piano.
O
10.
The piano has 88 ivory keys on it.
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11.
The continent we live on is North
America.
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12.
My school is the best school ever!
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13.
I love to play outdoors.
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14.
I think I’m a pretty good swimmer.
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Name:_______________________________
Fact or Opinion?
Statement
1.
Dogs are my favorite kind of animal.
2.
Dogs come in many different breeds.
3.
I think my dog is the best dog of all.
4.
I think elephants are the heaviest animal.
5.
Elephants eat grass, small branches and
bark.
6.
Blue is my favorite color.
7.
Blue is the color of the sky.
8.
Roses are the nicest smelling flower.
9.
Roses have thorny stems.
10.
The sun is actually a star.
11.
Without the sun, earth could not support
life.
12.
Earth orbits the sun every 365 days.
13.
I think tomorrow will be a sunny day.
14.
My favorite season is the fall.
Fact or Opinion?
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Name:_______________________________
Fact or Opinion?
Statement
Fact or Opinion?
1.
Dogs are my favorite kind of animal.
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2.
Dogs come in many different breeds.
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3.
I think my dog is the best dog of all.
O
4.
I think elephants are the heaviest animal.
O (although a fact)
5.
Elephants eat grass, small branches and
bark.
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6.
Blue is my favorite color.
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7.
Blue is the color of the sky.
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8.
Roses are the nicest smelling flower.
O
9.
Roses have thorny stems.
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10.
The sun is actually a star.
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11.
Without the sun, earth could not support
life.
F
12.
Earth orbits the sun every 365 days.
F
13.
I think tomorrow will be a sunny day.
O
14.
My favorite season is the fall.
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