GRADE V

EVALUATING IDEAS/MAKING JUDGEMENTS

GETTING
STARTED

Good day!
Are you ready for the next module?
Sure you are. Here’s the next one.

In this module, you will learn to do the following:

 Identify facts/opinion in a selection read

 Evaluate and make judgments on oral text
presented

Read and do the exercises you will be asked to

do.

Start now and good luck!

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 Study
StudyTime
Time

In this module, you will learn that it is important to

distinguish an item of information as to whether it is a fact or
an opinion. A FACT is something that has actually existed or is
an actual occurrence. It can be proved. An OPINION, on the
other hand, is a view, belief or judgment that one holds to be
true. People may differ in opinion about certain things.

A. Let us play a game. Arrange the jumbled letters to form a

word that corresponds to the given meaning. Write the word
on the blank to complete the sentence in each number.

1. ubbrsi = litter or waste

h
Sentence: Throw your _____ in the garbage can.

2. utgtre = canal, watercourse

s
Sentence: Papers can often be seen scattered along the
streets and filling the _____. Street cleaners are
responsible in cleaning this area.

3. tiheve = holdup men, highway men

s
Sentence: The _____ were caught by the policemen
while inside the Monteoro Bank building.

4. stwren = spread, scatter

Sentence: Leaves were _____all over the streets

5. bxolettr = a box for mails/letters.

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Sentence: The housekeeper looks at the _____ to see if
there are important catalogues and leaflets.

B. Read the story aloud.

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 NOT ANOTHER AD

Many people complain about the quantity of advertising

materials left in their letterboxes every week. Brochures,
catalogues, leaflets for new shops and seasonal sales, hand
delivered letters from real estate agents looking for houses to
buy or sell, and other materials are left. Some of the
letterboxes have signs on them asking that ‘no quick mail’ be
left but it does not seem to stop the deliveries.
This unwanted materials can often be seen blowing around
the streets, lying in gutters or strewn over lawns. As well as
adding to the amount of paper used, it also litters the
neighborhood.
Another problem with this form of advertising is that it lets
people know when there is no one at home and provides
perfect invitation for thieves. When we are going away one
can cancel deliveries of milk and newspapers, but there seems
to be no way of canceling the advertising materials. A
letterbox overflowing with advertisements is a sure sign to
house breakers that nobody’s home.

From:SYNERGY EXCEL SERIES BOOK 5

Now read the following questions. Write your answers in your

notebook.

1. What do people complain about their letterboxes?

2. What are the things that you can find in the letterboxes?
The answers to question number 1 and 2 are directly
stated in the first paragraph.

3. Why do some letterboxes have signs?

The answer to question number 3 is implied in the
paragraph.

4. A letterbox overflowing with advertisements is a sure

sign to housebreakers that nobody’s home.
What kind of information is this? A fact or an opinion?
Why?
The answer to question number 4 is Opinion.
The sentence is taken from the writer’s viewpoint.

5. Which sentence can you consider a fact?

A. The unwanted materials can often be seen blowing
around the streets.

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 B. These unwanted materials when improperly disposed
contributed to the bulk of waste matter in the
environment.
C. When we are going away we can cancel deliveries of
newspapers.
D. Many people complain about the quantity of
advertising materials left on their letterboxs every
week.

The answer to question number 5 is B.

6. Do you want to have a letterbox at home? Why?

7. Do you think having a letterbox at home would be
convenient for you? Why? Why not?

C. Read these paragraphs.

Evaluate each paragraph as to whether it expresses a FACT or

an OPINION.

1. Our country is very rich in natural resources. We have

wide and fertile lands. We have rivers and seas rich in
marine life. We have forests and mines. Still, our
country belongs to the Third World. Is this a fact or an
opinion? Why?

The answer to question number 1 is a FACT.

The paragraph can be proven to be true.

2. Filipino families are known for strong family ties.

Is this a fact or an opinion? Why

The answer to question number 2 is FACT.

The paragraph tells the common characteristics of
Filipino families.

3. Jose Rizal could have been a great President of the

country if he had lived longer.

The answer to question number 3 is an OPINION.

The sentence may or may not be true.

4. The Philippines celebrates four national holidays. These

are Bonifacio Day, National Heroes Day, Rizal Day and

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 Independence Day. These are the holidays that Filipinos
easily remember.

The answer to question number 4 is a FACT.

5. It is believed that birds sing for joy and others for

purpose. Each kind of singing bird has its own song.
Such songs however, are not used for communication.
Beside singing, birds also make other sounds. A mother
hen clucks to tell her chicks to stay close to her.

The answer to question number 5 is an OPINION.

The paragraph may or may not be true because of the
word believed.

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT

FACT - has been proven to be true or that can be proven

to be true.
- an idea that has been verified and is accepted
with certainty.

OPINION - May be or may not be true. The speaker

usually uses words like think, suppose, imagine,
believe and the like when a person is not sure of
what he is saying, it is always safe to express it
as an opinion.

Practice
PracticeTime
Time

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 A. Read aloud the following paragraphs. Write F if it is fact and O
if it is an opinion. Do it in your notebook.

_____ 1. A “kimono” is a loose, wide-sleeved robe fastened

at the waist with a wide sash. It has a small pillow
in front and at the back. It is the national costume
of the Japanese.
_____ 2. According to the Hindu, one who knows and
believe in God can be saved.
_____ 3. Mohandas K. Gandhi was born of a rich family on
October 2, 1869, in Porbandas, India. Gandhi
studied Law in England where he was considered
second-class citizen because of his color and
religion.
_____ 4. The writer is believed to express his emotions to
complete the poem or story he is writing.
_____ 5. In modern times, Thai writings show western
literacy forms. Their realistic novels dealing with
psychological problems have enjoyed popularity
among the better educated and the short story
has become a popular medium.

B. Put a check (√) before each number if the sentence is a fact

and cross (x) if it is an opinion. Do it in your notebook.

1. Sea horses and sea anemone grow in the ocean.

2. I think a mermaid would have a fish tail for legs.
3. The Pacific Ocean is larger than the Athlantic Ocean.
4. The North Pole region is always covered with snow and
ice.
5. Earth is supposed to be at least four billion years old.
6. Scientists believe that water covers 70 percent of the
Earth’s surface.
7. The Study of the Earth is called Geology.
8. Many scientists think that the earth is older than the
planet Venus.
9. Many people expected the world to end in 1998.
10. The Philippines lies south of Japan.

C. Read the article and the 5 sentences below. Tell whether the
sentences are facts or opinions. Write your answer in your
notebook.

Scientists think that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.

They are still digging up their bones. By piecing together the
bones, they can tell how dinosaurs looked. The sizes of the

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 bones show us how big the dinosaurs were. Scientists do not
know what color dinosaurs were because only bones have
been found.

_____ 1. Scientists are still looking for dinosaur bones.

_____ 2. By piecing together the bones, they can tell how
dinosaurs looked.
_____ 3. The sizes of the bones show us how big the
dinosaur were.
_____ 4. The bones indicate the size of a dinosaur.
_____ 5. I think that dinosaurs were greenish gray.

Test
TestYourself
Yourself

Here is a paragraph for you to read, followed by numbered

sentences. Write F if the given sentence is a fact and O if the
given sentence is an opinion. Write your answers in your
notebook.

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 A.

Computers affect our lives more and more everyday.

When we watch news on television, we see charts and
diagrams on the screen. These are computer graphics.
There are modern cars that have computers to control the
amount of fuel they use or check if they are safe to drive.
Computers help people with disabilities to move around and
help them to speak. At home, washing machines are
programmed to wash clothes. In offices, computers make
office work light and easy and free from hassles.

1. Modern cars that have computers control the amount of

fuel or check if they are safe to drive.
2. Washing machines are programmed to wash clothes.
3. Computers are believed to help people with disabilities
to speak.
4. Computers are used to make workers lazy.
5. In offices, computers make work light, easy and free
from hassles.

B. Early Olympics

Nowadays we have the Olympic Games to give the world’s

best athletes a chance to compete with each other. In the
early days of Australia, the Aborigines used to hold a kind of
‘Olympics’ where tribes met to compete.
These competitions were held for several reasons. People
wanted to see the talented members of their tribes play
against other tribes. Sometimes a team game would end in a
dispute between two tribes.
Often tribes would meet for enjoyment and an opportunity
to see others in a happy atmosphere.
Each tribe would be represented by a team. All activities
began at sunrise and finished at sunset.

Write the sentences under their respective column.

1. Olympic Games give the world’s best athlete a chance

to compete with each other.
2. According to some, Australia used to hold a kind of
‘Olympics’ where tribes met to compete.
3. Some believe that people wanted to see the talented
members of their tribes play against other tribes.

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 4. Every year in August the Olympic Games tradition is
continued at Yuendumu, 300 kilometers west of Alice
Springs.
5. Each tribe would be represented by a team. All
activities began at sunrise and sunset.

FACTS OPINIONS
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

C. Read the sentences. Determine which sentences state

facts by writing letter F and O for opinions.

_____ 1. The radio news broadcast is the best way of

informing the people on the latest happening in
the country.
_____ 2. Listening to radio dramas help one to be
imaginative.
_____ 3. Some of us use timetables for bus or train travel.
_____ 4. A timetable is a list of events according to the
time they occurred.
_____ 5. Television shows seem to interfere in a student’s
study habits.

Thank you for working well on this module.

Congratulations for doing well.
Key to Correction

REVIEW TIME

1. rubbish
2. gutters
3. thieves
4. strewn
5. letterbox

PRACTICE TIME

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Activity A 1. F Activity B. 1. F 6. O
2. O 2. O 7. F
3. F 3. F 8. O
4. O 4. F 9. O
5. F 5. O 10. F

Activity C

1. O
2. F
3. F
4. F
5. O

TEST YOURSELF

A. 1. F B. 1. F C. 1. O
2. F 2. O 2. O
3. O 3. O 3. F
4. O 4. F 4. F
5. F 5. F 5. O

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