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    Distinguishing

    Fact from
    Opinion
    Before we
    start, let's
    have a
    game!!
    Pick out a strip ( rolled with
    ribbon ) with a statement stating a
    fact or an opinion inside a box.
    Those who picked an opinion
    should go to the left side; those who
    picked a fact should go to the right
    side. Pupils who did not get it
    correctly should recite a poem or a
    dance number.
    * Boats never sink.
    * Ice is cold.
    * Three is not a number between two and four.
    * All people can read.
    * A kitten grew up to be a cat.
    * You should brush your teeth.
    * A baby cannot count one to ten.
    * Rich people are happy.
    Listen to the
    following
    paragraphs.
    Jose works with animals.
    In fact, he spends every
    spare moment in a
    neighborhood pet store.
    After school, he helps feed
    the animals and clean their
    cages. He spends a lot of
    time training the animals A.
    so that they could get
    along with people.
    Jose believes that being
    a veterinarian and
    working with animals
    would be a wonderful
    thing for him to do when
    he grows up. He thinks
    that he will become an
    excellent veterinary
    B. doctor in the future.
    * Which paragraph expresses truth or
    fact?
    * Which paragraph expresses belief?
    Let the pupils
    read
    sentences
    distinguishin
    g fact from
    opinion.
    A forest is the b. Forests protect c. Trees prevent
    best place to our wildlife and flood that can
    relax. provide homes, kill people and
    food and water to crops.
    animals and birds.

    A B C
    d. From these forests e. Forest fires can be
    come wood for houses, prevented.
    telephone posts,
    electric light poles and
    many other things.

    D E
    FACT
    is a statement which
    experiences and
    experiments have
    proven to be true.
    OPINION
    is a view or guess which
    may or may not be true.
    Clue words like think,
    believes, feel, must be,
    must and probably, seems
    often signal opinion.
    Guided
    Practice!!!
    The teacher will direct
    the pupils to write at
    least 2 sentences
    distinguishing fact
    from opinion.
    The group will
    distinguish whether the
    sentences are fact or
    opinion by pasting it
    in the proper
    heading.
    Activity
    Proper
    Sentences: c. Animals need water to
    a. I love water. survive.
    b. Drink about 6-8 d. Some plants can live
    glasses of water each without water.
    day to be healthy and
    strong. e. Clean water is pure.
    READ AND LEARN
    Directions:Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or
    opinion. Explain your answer.
    1.The fastest land dwelling creature is the Cheetah.
    Fact or Opinion Explain:
    2.The ugliest sea creature is the manatee.
    Fact or Opinion Explain:
    3.Oranges contain both calcium and vitamin C.
    Fact or Opinion Explain:
    4.Diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth.
    Fact or Opinion Explain:
    5.McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant chain
    in the world.
    Fact or Opinion Explain:
    WRITE ABOUT IT
    Direction: Distinguish fact from opinion. Write F if the
    sentences express fact and O if it is an opinion on the blank
    before the number.
    ______ 1. From birth to adulthood, we grow physically,
    intellectually, and emotionally.
    ______ 2. According to many, girls mature earlier than boys
    do.
    ______ 3. I guess growing up has many challenges.
    ______ 4. During adolescence, boys grow to manhood and
    girls develop into womanhood.
    ______ 5. Maybe, I would look like my mother.
    Remember!!!
    FACT
    – is a statement which
    experiences and
    experiments have
    proven to be true.
    - something that is
    known to be true or real
    OPINION
    is a view or guess which
    may or may not be true.
    Clue words like think,
    believes, feel, must be,
    must and probably, seems
    often signal opinion.
    - the idea is based on what
    we think or how we feel
    Evaluation
    Directions: Distinguish fact from opinion. Write F if the
    sentences express fact and O if it is an opinion on the blank
    before the number.
    ______ 1. From birth to adulthood, we grow physically,
    intellectually, and emotionally.
    ______ 2. According to many, girls mature earlier than boys
    do.
    ______ 3. I guess growing up has many challenges.
    ______ 4. During adolescence, boys grow to manhood and
    girls develop into womanhood.
    ______ 5. Maybe, I would look like my mother.

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