Fact and Opinion Self-Test

 

Click on the appropriate choice after each statement.

1. Union officials told the press that if the teachers did not receive a pay raise, then there would be a strike. (fact / opinion)

2. FAA investigators stated that the crash of TWA flight 109 was caused by faulty landing gear and not pilot error based on the evidence that was recovered. (fact / opinion)

3. President Clinton's visit to China will improve international relations. (fact / opinion)

4. Corporal punishment is the most effective method in preventing crime. (fact / opinion)

5. Seatbelts can help prevent fatalities. (fact / opinion)

6. Marilyn Monroe died in her home at the age of 36. (fact / opinion)

7. The Titanic was the grandest passenger ship ever constructed. (fact / opinion)

8. The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a significant factor in helping to bring the United States into the WW II. (fact / opinion)

9. The white in the American flag represents purity and innocence; the red, hardiness and valor; the blue, vigilance, perseverance and justice; the stars, stand for each state in the union. (fact / opinion)

10. Prof. Leary failed 70% of his class because they couldn't distinguish between facts and opinions! (fact / opinion)

 

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last updated on 3/30/99