Fact & Opinion Flocabulary Quiz

True or false: Any statement that doesn't use the words "think," "should" or "feel" is a fact.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

A ______ is something you can verify, or prove.

• bias

• opinion

• fact

• popular opinion

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

You should support your opinions with facts using ______ to make them more convincing.

• bias

• evidence

• false facts

• feelings or beliefs

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

Raul tells you that there are 10 inches in a foot. You look at a ruler and see this is incorrect. Raul's statement was a(n) ______.

• bias

• opinion

• statistic

• false fact

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which of the following statements is an opinion?

• People shouldn't text at the dinner table

• 78% of teens have cell phones

• 37% of teens have an iPad or Kindle

• Stephanie received a cell phone for her 18th birthday

Suzanne thinks dogs make better pets than cats. Gabriella listens to Suzanne's reasons and evidence and is convinced. Gabriella _______.

• proves Suzanne's fact

• agrees with Suzanne's opinion

• must have been tricked by false facts

• makes Suzanne's opinion a fact

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Suzanne thinks she should have a pet dog. Which of the following would be the best way to convince her father of her opinion?

• reminding him of her opinion about dogs every morning before school

• writing a list of false facts about cats

• asking all of her friends for their opinions about pets

• telling her father facts that support her opinion that dogs are good pets

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Anna is writing an opinion piece about the best sport. She should _______.

• provide facts that use evidence to support her opinion that baseball is the best sport

• include no facts in this essay, only her opinion that baseball is the best sport

• include only false facts in this essay that she makes up

• never directly state her opinion about sports

Which of the following is an opinion?

• Plastic bottles can be recycled.

• The average person produces 4 pounds of trash a day.

• Americans should recycle more.

• Styrofoam cannot be recycled.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Which of the following is a fact?

• Teens should be allowed to see movies with PG-13 ratings.

• The best movies are animated.

• The ending of the movie shouldn't have been changed.

• The movie opened last Tuesday.

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CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D