Identify and Differentiate Opinions and Facts

If you have a cold you should stay home from school.

• Fact

• Opinion

Reading is the most important subject in school.

• Fact

• Opinion

Which of the following is an opinion?

• Jose won the race at field day.

• Gary was unhappy that his team lost.

•  Sheila woke up at 7:30 in the morning

• Todd is wearing a blue tie

A fact is...

• something that can be proven (with evidence).

• someone's belief about something.

• what I say.

• found in the news.

An opinion is...

• always true.

• when someone argues.

• what someone thinks.

Ms. Silver is the best teacher at Merryhill!

• Fact

• Opinion

More people own blue cars than pink cars.

• Fact

• Opinion

The best grapes in the world are grown in California.

• Fact

• Opinion

• Both

Fact or opinion
3X5 =15

• Fact

• Opinion

Fact or Opinion?
There are 12 months in a year.

• fact

• opinion