Determine simple criteria for recognizing factual claim and opinion (e.g., scientific method, provability, quality of evidence, sources).
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Links verified on 3/20/2010

1. Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion - click on a button to indicate if the statements are fact, opinion, or a blend of both
2. Fact or Opinion Quiz - Decide which of these statements are fact or opinion from the drop-down list, then click on the "Finished" button to obtain your score out of ten.
3. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 1) - a Quia quiz
4. Fact or Opinion? (quiz 2) - a Quia quiz
5. Fact or Opinion? - there are sixteen questions on this Quia quiz, each is on a separate page
6. Fact or Opinion Jeopardy - [designed for 6th grade] five statements to be evaluated in the form of a short Jeopardy game [could be used as a whole class activity if projected or used on an interactive whiteboard]
7. Fact, Habit, Opinion or Schedule? - an English-Zone quiz
8. Fact or Opinion? - select fact of fiction for each statement
9. Fact/Opinion Interactive Sites and Worksheets - a collection of resources at Internet4Classrooms
10. Fact and Opinion Self-Test - immediate feedback is given when you select an answer
11. Fact and Opinion Test - eight multiple choice questions
12. Face and Opinion Worksheet - students write a topic in the top box and then write examples of facts and opinions related to the topic
13. Fact vs Opinion: an Interactive Exercise - this PowerPoint slide show contains seven statements to be evaluated [could be used as a whole class activity if projected or used on an interactive whiteboard]
14. Martin Luther King Jr.: Fact or Opinion? (a worksheet to print)
15. A mix of factual information and the opinions of the author. Often the opinions are disguised as fact, to make the author's argument seem more believable.