Title: Fact vs' Opinion
1 Fact vs. Opinion
2Directions
- Each slide contains a statement. Read the
statement carefully, then click on either the
fact or opinion button at the bottom of the
slide. - Once you select your response, you will see a
slide informing you whether or not your response
is correct. - Use the back button to proceed to the next
question and continue this same process for all
questions.
Good Luck!
3Question 1Abraham Lincoln was the greatest
president.
Fact
Opinion
4Question 2Marilyn Monroe was a movie actress.
Fact
Opinion
5Question 3Tiger Woods is the best golfer who
ever played the game.
Opinion
Fact
6Question 4Tiger Woods was the first African
American to win the Masters Golf Tournament.
Fact
Opinion
7Question 5Dale Earnhardt died in a NASCAR race
crash.
Fact
Opinion
8Question 6All Rap lyrics are offensive.
Fact
Opinion
9Question 7Charles Lindbergh was brave to
attempt to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Fact
Opinion
10Response 1 IncorrectAlthough Abraham Lincoln
was a president, whether or not he was the
greatest president is an opinion.
11Response 1 Correct! Although Abraham Lincoln
was a president, it is an opinion that he was the
greatest one.
12Response 2 Correct!Marilyn Monroe was in 29
movies. Since she acted in those movies, that
is a fact.
13Response 2 Incorrect! Marilyn Monroe was in
29 movies. This is a fact, not an opinion.
14Although Tiger Woods has won many golf titles,
whether he is the greatest golfer is an opinion.
It can be debated based on the amount of titles
he has won, but even this might not be the only
basis for evaluating him as the greatest.
Response 3 Incorrect
15Response 3 Correct! Although Tiger Woods
has won many golf titles, calling him the
greatest is an opinion. It is a topic open to
debate.
16Response 4 Correct! In the history of the
Masters Tournament, this is a fact. Tiger Woods
was the first African American to win the Masters.
17Response 4 Incorrect! Since no African
American had ever won the Masters before Tiger
Woods did, this is not an opinion, but a fact.
18Response 5 Incorrect! Dale Earnhardt died on
February 18, 2001 as a result of a crash during
the 2001 Daytona NASCAR race. This is a fact,
not an opinion.
19Response 5 Correct! Dale Earnhardt died on
February 18, 2001 as a result of a crash during
the 2001 Daytona NASCAR race. This is a fact.
20Response 6 Incorrect!Although Rap lyrics
often contain questionable language, whether they
are offensive or not is an opinion, not a fact.
21Response 6 Correct!
- Although Rap lyrics often contain bad or
questionable language, whether this makes them
offensive or not is an opinion.
22Response 7 Incorrect!
- Many people thought Lindberghs attempt to fly
nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean was foolhardy
rather than brave. Although he was successful,
calling him brave is a value judgment and an
opinion rather than a fact.
23Response 7 Correct!
- Many people thought Lindberghs idea was
foolhardy rather than brave. Calling this a
brave act may be considered a reasonable
argument, but it is not a fact.
24Nice work!
- If time remains, you may want to try more
practice with fact and opinion using the
following websites - Fact or Opinion?
- Fact or Opinion? Game 1 Quiz
- Tutorial Distinguishing Between Fact and
Opinion