fact and opinion

It’s a fact if you can measure it and prove it.

 

FACT OR OPINION OR BOTH (F, O, FO)

 

___ The earth revolves around the sun

___ The new English textbook is garbage.

___ It was a great year in 1865 when the North won the Civil war.

___ Some bee stings can kill some people.

___ The hurricane had 140 mph winds.

___ The hapless mayor can’t even tie his shoe!

 

Directions: Label the following statements F for fact, O for opinion, or B for a blend of both.

1. The core of the earth has a temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees centigrade. _____

2. The Iditarod, Alaska’s famous sled race, dates back to 1925. _____

3. In 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. _____

4. Edward James Olmos is more than an extraordinary actor; he is also a dedicated political activist. _____

5.  Thomas Edison’s second patented invention, a stock market ticker, sold for $40,000 in 1869. _____

7. In 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated his Republican opponent, Wendell Wilkie. _____