Name: ___________________________
Fact and Opinion 2

Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion.  Explain your answer.  

1.  Eating fast food isn’t bad if you only eat it once a week.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

2.  The chicken sandwiches are more expensive than double cheeseburgers.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

3.  Skateboarding on public property is against the law.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

4.  Copying homework assignments is wrong.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

5.  Students who are caught cheating in college can be kicked out of the university without a refund.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

6.  Sometimes curly hair looks better than straight hair.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

7.  Each year more people are taken to the hospital for injuries while playing football than basketball.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

8.  Justin Bieber is a very talented entertainer.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

9.  Cursing in school is inappropriate behavior.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

10.  The Sony Playstation 2 is the best selling video game console of all time.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

11.  It is worth sacrificing some personal liberties to protect our country from terrorism.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

12.  The average giant tortoise will outlive the average human.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 
13.  Talc is a softer substance than quartz.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

14.  Rock music lyrics are more poetic than rap music lyrics.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

15.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

16.  A human being will die sooner from lack of sleep than from lack of food.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

17.  Burning the flag should be a crime.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

18.  There are more cell phones in Japan than people.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

19.  It is much harder for someone who is sixteen to raise a child than it is for someone who is 30.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

20.  The video game industry generated more money than the film industry last year.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

21.  Playing video games is more fun than doing homework.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

22.  There are more calories in a latte from Starbucks than in a Snickers bar.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

23.  People who graduate from college are smarter than people who drop out of high school.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

24.  Filet mignon steak tastes better than Ramen noodles.  

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

25.  On average, college graduates earn more money in their lifetimes than high school graduates.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________