Fact and opinion
direction: read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion.
explain your answer.
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:
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
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: