The document discusses distinguishing between facts and opinions. It provides examples of facts like "Books have spines" and opinions like "People should stop smoking". A fact is something that is proven true, while an opinion is a statement of belief. The document also examines a passage about the Venus flytrap plant and asks the reader to identify statements from the passage as facts or opinions.

1. Distinguishing
Fact from
Opinion

2. Get a partner then copy
the table below in your
notebook.
FACT OPINION

3. Classify the following
words that associate to
fact and opinion.

4. information data suggest
subjective advice reality
objective instinct feelings
research perspective belief
record discovery guess

5. Checking your
answers

6. FACT OPINION
information,
data, reality,
objective,
research,
record,
discovery
Suggest,
subjective,
advice, instinct,
feelings,
perspective,
belief, guess

7. Factis something or a
statement that has
been verified or proven
to be true or can be
shown to be true.

8. Examples:
1. Books have spine.
2. Not all birds fly.

9. Opinionis something
someone thinks is true. It
is a statement that tells
what someone believes
about something.

10. Examples:
1. People should stop
smoking.
2. Dogs are man’s
best friend.

11. An Insect
Eating Plant

12. Some plants can capture
insects for food. One of
these plants is the Venus
flytrap or pitcher plant.

13. It is hard to believe that a
plant can trap insects, but
the fact is that the leaves
of the pitcher plant are
made to do this.

14. The leaves of this plant
are shaped like pitchers
and hold water. Sharp,
sticky points cover the
inside of the leaves.

15. Insects landing on the plant
may be trapped by the
sticky points and drowned
into the water. The plant
uses insects for food.

16. Based on the selection,
write F if the statement
that follows is a fact and
O if it is an opinion.

17. 1. Some plants can
capture and use insects
for food.

18. 2. It is hard to believe
that a plant can trap
insects.

19. 3. A Venus flytrap or
pitcher plant traps
insects to eat.

20. 4. An insect landing on
a plant is trapped by
the sticky points and
drowned in the water.

21. 5. The Venus flytrap is
beautiful but
dangerous plant.

22. STATEMENTS FACT OPINION
1.The earth rotates around its axis.
2.It moves around the sun through an
imaginary line called orbit.
3.The planets are govern by the Greek
god named Zeus.
4.Mars is the 4th planet in the solar
system.
5.Man may occupy mars as habitat
like the earth.

23. STATEMENTS FACT OPINION
6. The biggest part of an iceberg is
submerged in the water.
7.Eskimos live in the icy places like
Alaska.
8.Pyramid is believed to a tomb of the
Pharaohs of Egypt.
9.Vat is one of the most scariest animals.
10.Niagara falls is one of the largest falls
in the world.

24. Checking your
answers

25. STATEMENTS FACT OPINION
1.The earth rotates around its axis.
2.It moves around the sun through an
imaginary line called orbit.
3.The planets are govern by the Greek
god named Zeus.
4.Mars is the 4th planet in the solar
system.
5.Man may occupy mars as habitat
like the earth.
F
F
F
O
O

26. STATEMENTS FACT OPINION
6. The biggest part of an iceberg is
submerged in the water.
7.Eskimos live in the icy places like
Alaska.
8.Pyramid is believed to a tomb of the
Pharaohs of Egypt.
9.Vat is one of the most scariest animals.
10.Niagara falls is one of the largest falls
in the world.
F
F
F
O
O