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Monday 28 c2
1. 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.
3. Great! Good job. This is
an overgeneralisation.
Also, one person’s
definition of “rich” (and
“evil”) may be different
from another person’s.
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5. Great! Good job.
“Should” is a word that
often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.
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6. The present U.S. government
is the biggest government
spender in world history
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7. Great! Good job. This is a
fact because “biggest” can
be measured. We can count
how much money the U.S.
government spends and
compare it to other
governments.
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8. An office desk has 400 times
more bacteria than a toilet.
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9. 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
words, we can verify or
prove this.
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10. Golf is more relaxing than
soccer (football).
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11. Great! Good job. Relaxing
is an adjective that is an
opinion. For example,
What I think is relaxing,
you may think is boring.
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12. Spain is the best place
for a winter vacation.
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13. Great! Good job.“Best” is
the superlative of good.
One person’s definition of
“good” may be different
from another person’s.
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14. Lincoln is the fourth largest
city in the U.K.
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15. Great! Good job. This is a fact
because “largest” can be
measured. We can
prove/disprove this. However,
although it is presented as a fact
it doesn’t mean that it is true.
What do you think?
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16. People should not be
allowed to get tattoos until
they are 40 years old.
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17. Great! Good job.
“Should” is a word that
often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.
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18. It is illegal to smoke
cigarettes in public places in
Britain.
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19. Great! Good job. We
can check the law to
see if this is true. We
can verify this.
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29. Great! Good job. One of
the meanings of too is
that there is a problem. I
may think something is
a problem, but you
might disagree.
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30. Security alarms are the
most effective way to
protect homes from
burglaries.
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31. Great! Good job. The
adjective effective is an
opinion.
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32. It is best to get married
when you are 30 years old
or older.
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33. Great! Good job.
Best is the
superlative of good.
Good is an opinion.
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54. 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 allergies.
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56. Good job. You have
finished the quiz. Now
make two lists of what
makes something a fact
or an opinion.
Fact Opinion
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