Exercise 2 INFORMATION TRUTH REALITY PRECISE ACCURATE CORRECT TRUTH EXACT
OUTLOOK IDEA ATTITUDE ESTIMATION VIEW BELIEF PRINCIPLE FAITH PROBABLY
distinguish fact from opinion
Fact is something that is true and supported by evidence. Opinion is only a belief. It is also an expression of a person’s feelings. Clue words like think, believe, feel, probably or seems signals an opinion.
Fact is something that is true and supported by evidence.
1. Davao is in Mindanao .
2. Our president is M r. Ferdinand ‘‘Bong-Bong’’ M arcos J r.
3. I am in grade 5 now.
4. Earth is the third planet in the solar system from the sun.
5. Trees produce oxygen.
An opinion is something you believe or feel to be true and is open to debate .
1. Dogs are the best.
2. Philippines is a beautiful country.
3. I love durian.
4. Market is fun place.
5. The children love watching dinosaurs.
Tagum City is better than Davao City. FACT OPINION 2. There are seven days in one week. FACT OPINION
3.I think the mall is a boring place to be. FACT OPINION 4.There are twelve months in a year. FACT OPINION
5. Pens are easier to write than pencils. FACT OPINION 6. The number seven is luckier than three. FACT OPINION
7.Three plus two is five. FACT OPINION 8.I think hamburgers are very healthy for you. FACT OPINION
9.Baseball is better than basketball. FACT OPINION 10.In basketball, a free throw is worth one point. FACT OPINION
_______ Mango is sweeter than apple. _______ Rose is our national flower _______ President F erdinand ‘‘Bong-Bong’’ M arcos is our current president. _______ Mathematics is everybody’s favorite subject. _______ I think reading is fun and worthwhile activity.
_____ Corazon A quino was the first lady president of the P hilippines. _____ Students who came from a rich family can do better than the students whose family belongs to average wage earner. _____ Boys perform better in Mathematics than girls. _____ We see the stars brightly at night. _____ A penguin is a featherless bird.
_______ Children who work become better adults than children who do not. _______ Apolinario Mabini was the first president of the Philippines _______ The Philippines has more than 7, 100 islands. _______ A whale is a sea animal. _______ Sunflower is our national flower. _______ Andrea is the best student in their campus. _______ The spirit of viruses got mad that’s why it spreads many infectious diseases. _______ Davao del Norte is the best province in the whole country.
Fact is something that is true and supported by evidence. Opinion is only a belief. It is also an expression of a person’s feelings. Clue words like think, believe, feel, probably or seems signals an opinion.
ASSESSMENT: Write one fact and one opinion for each topic. Example: Music FACT: The Violin is a stringed instrument that plays music. OPINION: Jazz is the most beautiful type of music. Candy FACT: ________________________________________ OPINION: _____________________________________ Tree FACT: ________________________________________ OPINION: _____________________________________ Monkey FACT: ________________________________________ OPINION: _____________________________________ School FACT: ________________________________________ OPINION: _____________________________________ Flower FACT: ________________________________________ OPINION: _____________________________________
FACT OPINION ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: Complete the table. Write 5 sentences that tells fact about Reading and 5 sentences that tells opinion.