Fact or Opinion

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Evaluate texts for elements of fact/opinion and reality/fantasy.

Rules

A fact is a statement that can be proved.
An opinion is a person's thoughts or feelings. Look for these clue words to help you determine if the statement is an opinion.

feel, believe, always, never, none, most, least, best, and worst

Descriptive words are also a sign of an opinion. The beautiful cottage belonged to Grizelda.

Determining Fact and Opinion

Some of the following sentences are statements of fact. Some are statements of opinion. In the blank before each sentence, write the letter F if that sentence is a statement of fact. Write O if that sentence is a statement of opinion.

Example:

_____O______ This peaches and cream skin is so wholesome it's revolting!

___________	The two witches were standing in front of Grizelda's cottage.
___________	Rolling up her sleeves, she began to wave her arms over the cauldron.
___________	Grizelda began to chant strange and incomprehensible words.
___________	The fire made their shadows flicker and dance around the edge of the clearing.
___________	The potion began to boil.
___________	She hurled a newt into the cauldron.
___________	Thunder seemed to shake the trees where they stood.
___________	As far as he was concerned, he had been so much kinder in naming his daughter than his parents had been to him.
___________	The suitors are anxious to meet you.
___________	They're all willing to marry you-which is no small thing, considering how pig-headed you are.
___________	She fell over in a dead faint.
___________	Pulling the door shut behind her, she leaned her head against it and whispered, "So long, Mom and Dad!"

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