Name: ___________________________
Fact and Opinion 5

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

1.  Buying a Ford Taurus is smarter than buying Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

2.  The majority of automobiles in use today are powered by gasoline.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

3.  Red cars look cooler than cars that don't have any paint on them at all.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

4.  In 2010 more than one billion cars were in use around the world.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

5.  A Ferraris F12 Berlinetta is more expensive than a Ford Taurus.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

6.  The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is the fastest car in production today with a top speed of 267 MPH.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

7.  Car accidents accounted for 2.09% of all deaths in 2002.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

8.  Drilling for oil offshore is not worth the environmental risks.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

9.  Sleeping in a car is uncomfortable.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

10.  It is wrong to drive faster than the posted speed limit in a school zone when children are present.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

11.  People who are caught violating traffic laws should have to pass traffic safety courses.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

12.  One of the root words of automobile is from the Ancient Greek word autós, which means "self."

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 
13.  Automobiles have made the world a better place to live.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

14.  Gas is more expensive today than it was ten years ago.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

15.  It is a good thing that there are seatbelt laws.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

16.  Heavier cars consume more fuel than lighter cars.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

17.  Car crashes are the leading cause of injury related deaths.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

18.  Drinking alcohol and driving is extremely dangerous and should be illegal.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

19.  In 2007 over 71 million automobiles were sold worldwide.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

20. China was the largest automobile producer in 2009, and they also had the largest automobile market.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

21 You should ride your bike to work or school if you live close enough. 

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

22.  The city of Venice, Italy does not allow cars.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

23.  Cities that do not allow cars are more progressive than those that do.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

24.  There were over 1.2 million car thefts in the US in 2005.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________ 

25.  Trucks are more useful than cars.

Fact  or  Opinion   Explain: _____________________________________________________________