Fact and opinion

Questions

1. Which sentence is a fact?

   • Boiled water tastes boring.
   • Cold water is nicer than hot.
   • Water boils at 100°C at sea level.
   • Water is the best drink ever.
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   Water boils at 100°C at sea level.

2. Which of these can be checked and proved true?

   • A fact
   • A feeling
   • A guess
   • An opinion
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   A fact

3. Which statement about our planet can be proved?

   • Living on Earth is the best.
   • The Earth is the most exciting place.
   • The Earth is the prettiest planet.
   • The Earth orbits the Sun.
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   The Earth orbits the Sun.

4. Pick the sentence that states a fact.

   • A week has seven days.
   • Mondays are the worst day.
   • Sunday is the most relaxing day.
   • Weekends are too short.
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   A week has seven days.

5. What kind of statement is "The Moon orbits the Earth"? (Answer out loud)

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   A fact

6. Which sentence is an opinion?

   • A football team has a goalkeeper.
   • Chess has 64 squares.
   • Football is more exciting than chess.
   • Football is played with a ball.
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   Football is more exciting than chess.

7. Which word often signals an opinion?

   • 1998
   • best
   • measured
   • triangle
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   best

8. Which statement is someone's opinion about school?

   • Homework is done after lessons.
   • Homework is given in many schools.
   • Homework should be banned.
   • Some homework takes an hour.
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   Homework should be banned.

9. "Pizza is delicious" is a fact because many people say it. (True or false?)

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   False

10. What word describes a belief or feeling that cannot be proved true or false? (Answer out loud)

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    An opinion

11. Which sentence contains biased (loaded) language?

    • That silly new rule is a total disaster.
    • The new rule starts on Monday.
    • The rule was written in May.
    • The school introduced a rule.
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    That silly new rule is a total disaster.

12. A review says, "Only a fool would skip this film." What is this?

    • A date
    • A neutral statistic
    • A proven fact
    • Biased language
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    Biased language

13. Which is the most neutral way to describe a person who saves money?

    • He is a boring penny-pincher.
    • He is a smart, wise genius.
    • He is a stingy miser.
    • He saves money each month.
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    He saves money each month.

14. Biased language uses emotional words to push you to agree. (True or false?)

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    True

15. A statement that mixes a fact with an opinion can still be partly checked. (True or false?)

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    True

16. Name one emotional word that could make "the team lost" biased. (Answer out loud)

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    Any loaded word, e.g. embarrassing, pathetic, humiliating

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