‘Title of the Activity: Is it a Fact or an Opinion? Most Essential Learning Competency: Identify real or make-believe, fact or non-fact images y K to 12 BEC CG: EN6VC-lla-6.1; EN6VC-Ia-6.2: EN6VC-IIlb-6.1; EN6VC-IITb-6.2 @ ome ‘Fact is something true; something that is actually existing or happening. It is ‘something which can be verified with evidence. ~~ Weuse signal words such as confirm, according to, discovered, etc. to indicate a factual statement. Examples: |. Dogs have fur. According to the Department of Health, there are 59, 968 total confirmed cases ‘of COVID-19 in the Philippines as of August 9, 2020, Dr. Jose Rizal is our national hero. Opinion is a person’s belief or judgment of something. Opinions are often Personal interpretations and cannot be verified with evidence. Y Opinions are often (though not always) preceded with terms such as ‘T think’, or with adjectives, comparatives and superlatives, such as, ‘good’, better, best. ‘ ¥- The word “should” usually signals an opinion, Examples: |. Girls are smarter than boys. 2. Chess is a tough game to play. (Chocolate ice cream is tastier than a vanilla ice cream. & T Directions: Read each statement below. Write fact or opinion in your notebook. |. Pit bulls are the most dangerous dogs alive. 2. The sun rises in the east. __3. The movie was so boring. 4. Studies showed that low back pain is the second most common problem among peopl in their 30s and 40s. ‘ 5. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.