Fact or Opinion
Read the sentences and
decide if they are fact or
opinion. To begin the
quiz, make sure you are
in slide show view and
click start. Take notes on
what makes a sentence a
fact or an opinion.
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Lawyers are rich.
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This is an
overgeneralization.
Also, one persons
definition of rich
may be different
from another
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persons.
Governments
should not use the
death penalty to
punish criminals.
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Should is a word
that often shows
that the sentence
is an opinion.
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The U.S. government
is the largest
government in the
world.
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Great! Good job. This
is a fact because
largest can be
measured. We can
count how many
people work for the
U.S. government and
how much money the
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U.S. government
An office desk has 400
times more bacteria
than a toilet.
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Great! Good job. We
can check research
to see if this is true.
After we check the
research, we can
answer yes or
no. In other
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words, we can verify
or prove this.
Golf is more
relaxing than
soccer.
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Relaxing is an
adjective that is an
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boring.
Mexico is the best
place for a winter
vacation.
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Great! Good
job.Best is the
superlative of good.
One persons
definition of good
may be different
from another
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persons.
Chicago is the third
largest city in the U.S.
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This is a fact
because largest
can be measured.
We can prove
this.
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People should not
be allowed to get
tattoos until they
are 18 years old.
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Should is a word
that often shows
that the sentence
is an opinion.
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It is illegal to smoke
cigarettes in public
places in Chicago.
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We can check
the law to see if
this is true. We
can verify this.
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High school
students should
wear uniforms.
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Should is a word
that often shows
that the sentence
is an opinion.
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Eating a
vegetarian diet is
the best way to
stay healthy.
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Great! Good
job. Best is the
superlative of
good. Good is
an opinion.
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Smoking should
be banned in
public places.
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Should is a word
that often shows
that the sentence
is an opinion.
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93% of all greeting
cards are
purchased by
women.
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We can check
the research and
verify this
percentage.
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The U.S. government
is too large.
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One of the
meanings of too is
that there is a
problem. I may
think something is
a problem, but
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you might
disagree.
Security alarms are
the most effective
way to protect
homes from
burglaries.
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The adjective
effective is an
opinion.
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It is best to get
married when you
are 30 years old or
older.
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Great! Good
job. Best is the
superlative of
good. Good is
an opinion.
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Medical marijuana
should be legal.
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job.
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Americans are
fat.
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Great! Good
job. This is an
overgeneralizat
ion.
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The Nile River splits
into the White Nile
and Blue Nile in
Sudan.
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job.
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The single life is better
than married life.
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job.
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Pets improve your
life.
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job.
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One study shows
that heart attack
survivors who have
pets live longer
than those who do
not.
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job.
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Soccer is a much
more interesting
game to play than
golf.
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job.
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A nurse is busy.
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job.
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John F. Kennedy's
rocking chair was
sold for $453,500.
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job.
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You are
cute.
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job. (You are cute
though!)
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When there is no pet
in the home 33% of
children have
allergies, but if there
is a pet in the home
only 19% of the
children have
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allergies.
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job.
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Now make two lists
of what makes
something a fact or
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