Fact or Opinion?

What are we learning today?

You will learn to tell a fact from an opinion in a short text.

Explanation

• A fact can be checked. It can have a date or a number.
• An opinion is what a person thinks or feels.
• Words like beautiful, best, lovely and boring often show an opinion.
• Ask yourself: can I check it in a book or with a number? If yes, it is a fact.
• In a story, the feelings of the person who tells it are opinions.

Examples

1. Fact: He died in England in 1930.
2. Fact: He wrote 56 stories.
3. Opinion: All was quiet and lovely in the golden evening light.

Remember!

• A fact can be proved.
• An opinion is a judgement, even if many people agree.
• Numbers and dates usually show facts.

Check yourself

1. Fact or opinion: "He was born in 1859."
2. Fact or opinion: "It is a lovely evening."
3. Fact or opinion: "Sherlock Holmes is the best detective."