Quiz. Facts & opinion. Level A. Circle the right answer for each question. 1) A fact is... A) something you know is true. B) something you can't prove

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1 Quiz Facts & opinion Level A Circle the right answer for each question. 1) A fact is... A) something you know is true B) something you can't prove 2) Is this a fact or opinion? Smoking is bad for your health. 3) Is this a fact or opinion? Oranges taste nice. Page 1 of 12

2 4) Is this a fact or opinion? The cheetah is the fastest land animal. 5) Do adverts use facts or opinions? A) Adverts use facts B) Adverts use opinions C) Adverts use both facts and opinions 6) Which of these statements is a fact? A) That dress suits you. B) That dress is pretty. C) That dress is a size 10. Page 2 of 12

3 Quiz Facts & opinion Level B Circle the right answer for each question. 1) Which of these statements is a fact? A) I read 20 pages of that book. B) I thought that book was too long. C) That was a great book. 2) Which of these statements is an opinion? A) Plants need water. B) Plants need talking to. C) Plants need sunlight. Page 3 of 12

4 3) Is this a fact or opinion? Wearing glasses can help you to see better. 4) Is this a fact or opinion? Most people have a mobile phone now. 5) Is this a fact or opinion? The government knows best. 6) Will a reference book contain more facts or more opinions? A) more facts B) more opinions Page 4 of 12

5 Quiz Facts & opinion Level C Circle the right answer for each question. 1) Is this a fact or opinion? Cigarette smoke smells awful. 2) Is this a fact or opinion? Oranges contain citric acid. 3) Do celebrity magazines contain more facts or opinions? A) more facts B) more opinions Page 5 of 12

6 4) Is this a fact or an opinion? It's in the newspaper so it must be true. 5) If you read a review of a film, is that more likely to be fact or opinion? 6) Which of these is a fact? A) The TV programme should be on earlier. B) The TV programme is very funny. C) The TV programme is a repeat. Page 6 of 12

7 Quiz - answers Facts & opinion Level A 1) A fact is The correct answer is A. A fact is something you know is true. 2) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is A. The statement 'smoking is bad for your health' is a fact. 3) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is B. The statement 'oranges taste nice' is an opinion. Page 7 of 12

8 4) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is A. The statement 'the cheetah is the fastest land animal' is a fact. 5) Do adverts use facts or opinions? The correct answer is C. Adverts use both facts and opinions. 6) Which of these statements is a fact? The correct answer is C. The only fact here is the statement 'that dress is a size 10.' Page 8 of 12

9 Quiz - answers Facts & opinion Level B 1) Which of these statements is a fact? The correct answer is A. The only fact here is 'I read 20 pages of that book.' 2) Which of these statements is an opinion? The correct answer is B. The statement 'Plants need talking to' is an opinion and has not been scientifically proved. 3) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is A. There is evidence that wearing glasses can help you to see better. Page 9 of 12

10 4) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is A. There is evidence that most people have a mobile phone now. 5) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is B. The statement 'the government knows best' is opinion. 6) Will a reference book contain more facts or more opinions? The correct answer is A. A reference book will contain more facts than opinions. Page 10 of 12

11 Quiz - answers Facts & opinion Level C 1) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is B. You may think that cigarette smoke smells awful, but not everyone thinks that. 2) Is this a fact or opinion? The correct answer is A. Oranges do contain citric acid. Scientists have proved this. 3) Do celebrity magazines contain more facts or opinions? The correct answer is B. Celebrity magazines contain more opinions than facts. Page 11 of 12

12 4) Is this a fact or an opinion? The correct answer is B. Not everything in a newspaper is true. 5) If you read a review of a film, is that more likely to be fact or opinion? The correct answer is B. A film review tells you what that person thought about the film. 6) Which of these is a fact? The correct answer is C. The only fact here is the statement 'the TV programme is a repeat.' The other answers are opinions. Page 12 of 12