Fact and Opinion Review

Which statement is a fact?

• I believe Chief Powhatan was a great leader.

• The Cherokee had many beautiful beads they traded and were the best tribe.

• The Native Americans planted beans, corn and squash.

What is a fact?

• Your thoughts on something.

• Something you can prove. 

Jamestown was the 1st permanent settlement in America.

• fact

• opinion

If the Jamestown settlers weren't so lazy, they may have survived.

• fact

• opinion

Which of the following is an opinion?

• The factors of 8 are 1, 2,4, 8.

• The product of 8x7 is 56.

• Lattice is my favorite method of multiplication

• The factors in this problem 4x3= 12 are 4 and 3.

Which of the following is a fact.

• The Piedmont region, where we live, is the best region.

• Jamestown is located in the Coastal Plain/Tidewater region.

• The Valley and Ridge region is better than the Piedmont Region.

• There are too many people in the Piedmont Region.

Which of the following is NOT an opinion.

• There are 5 regions in Virginia

• The Tidewater region has delicious seafood that everyone loves.

• The Valley and Ridge region is a great place to visit in the fall.

• The Fall Line is amazing to look at.

Clocks are used

for telling time.

• Fact

• Opinion

Fact can be defined as?

• an outlook on something based on experience or ideas

• A judgement or belief about something

• A piece of information presented that actually happened or is true

• A statement based on feeling rather than reality

Opinion can be described as?

• Something can be proven to be true

• A judgement or belief about something

• Something that actually happened

• A judgement or outlook on something based on experience or ideas