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Fact or opinion?
🦉 A fact is something you can check. An opinion is what someone thinks or feels. Ten sentences: which is which?
The answers, and why
"A spider has eight legs." Is that a fact or an opinion? A fact: you can check it. Yes. You can count them in a picture or a nature book.
"Dogs are the best pets." Is that a fact or an opinion? An opinion: what someone thinks. Yes. Lots of people think so, and cat people don't. That's what makes it an opinion.
"Water freezes at 32 °F, which is 0 °C." Is that a fact or an opinion? A fact: you can check it. Yes. You can check it with a thermometer and a cup of water in the freezer.
"Pizza is the yummiest food in the world." Is that a fact or an opinion? An opinion: what someone thinks. Yes. Yummy is a feeling about food, and everyone's is different.
"The Moon goes around Earth." Is that a fact or an opinion? A fact: you can check it. Yes. Scientists have measured it, and any space book will tell you.
"Winter is the best season." Is that a fact or an opinion? An opinion: what someone thinks. Yes. Best is a word for what someone likes. Someone else will pick summer.
"There are seven days in a week." Is that a fact or an opinion? A fact: you can check it. Yes. Count them on a calendar: Monday to Sunday.
"This story's ending is too sad." Is that a fact or an opinion? An opinion: what someone thinks. Yes. One reader finds it sad, another finds it just right.
"The book on the table has 32 pages." Is that a fact or an opinion? A fact: you can check it. Yes. You could open it and count the pages to check.
"Dragons are scarier than giants." Is that a fact or an opinion? An opinion: what someone thinks. Yes. Scarier is how a reader feels, so it can't be checked.
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