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Fact or OpinionRead the sentences and decide if they are fact or
opinion. To begin the quiz, make sure you are in slide show view
and click start. Take notes on what makes a sentence a fact or an
opinion. by Patricia Galienhttp://pjgalien.wordpress.com
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Lawyers are rich.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. This is an overgeneralization. Also, one
persons definition of rich may be different from another persons.
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Governments should not use the death penalty to punish
criminals.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. Should is a word that often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.Back to the Quiz
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The U.S. government is the largest government in the
world.Previous SlideNext Question
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Great! Good job. This is a fact because largest can be measured.
We can count how many people work for the U.S. government and how
much money the U.S. government spends.Back to the Quiz
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An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. We can check research to see if this is true.
After we check the research, we can answer yes or no. In other
words, we can verify or prove this.Back to the Quiz
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Golf is more relaxing than soccer. Next QuestionPrevious
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Great! Good job. Relaxing is an adjective that is an opinion.
For example, What I think is relaxing, you may think is boring.Back
to the Quiz
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Mexico is the best place for a winter vacation.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Best is the superlative of good. One persons
definition of good may be different from another persons. Back to
the Quiz
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Chicago is the third largest city in the U.S.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. This is a fact because largest can be measured.
We can prove this.
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People should not be allowed to get tattoos until they are 18
years old.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. Should is a word that often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.
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It is illegal to smoke cigarettes in public places in
Chicago.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. We can check the law to see if this is true. We
can verify this.Back to the Quiz
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High school students should wear uniforms.Next QuestionPrevious
Slide
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Great! Good job. Should is a word that often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.
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Eating a vegetarian diet is the best way to stay healthy.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. Best is the superlative of good. Good is an
opinion.Back to the Quiz
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Smoking should be banned in public places. Next QuestionPrevious
Slide
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Great! Good job. Should is a word that often shows that the
sentence is an opinion.
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93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. We can check the research and verify this
percentage.Back to the Quiz
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The U.S. government is too large.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. One of the meanings of too is that there is a
problem. I may think something is a problem, but you might
disagree.Back to the Quiz
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Security alarms are the most effective way to protect homes from
burglaries.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. The adjective effective is an opinion. Back to
the Quiz
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It is best to get married when you are 30 years old or
older.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. Best is the superlative of good. Good is an
opinion.Back to the Quiz
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Medical marijuana should be legal.Next QuestionPrevious
Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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Americans are fat.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. This is an overgeneralization.Back to the
Quiz
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The Nile River splits into the White Nile and Blue Nile in
Sudan.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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The single life is better than married life.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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Pets improve your life.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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One study shows that heart attack survivors who have pets live
longer than those who do not.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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Soccer is a much more interesting game to play than golf.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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A nurse is busy.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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John F. Kennedy's rocking chair was sold for $453,500.Next
QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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You are cute.Next QuestionPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job. (You are cute though!)
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When there is no pet in the home 33% of children have allergies,
but if there is a pet in the home only 19% of the children have
allergies.Back to the BeginningPrevious Slide
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Great! Good job.Back to the Quiz
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