English Quarter 3 – Module 4 Facts and Opinions

Introduction:
Fact is verifiable. It is a statement that may be proven to be true because it exists. We can determine whether it is true
by researching the evidence. This may involve numbers, dates, testimony, etc.

Example: Coronavirus (COVID 19) is an illness caused by virus that can be spread from person to person. The virus
that causes COVID 19 is a new coronavirus that has spread throughout the world.
As of December 9, 2020 Philippines, has 444,164 cases.
-worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/Philippines
Opinion is a statement that tells what the writer thinks, believes, or feels about a subject. It cannot be proved true or
false. The writer may use words that appeal to the readers emotions.

Example: Washing hands properly with soap and water remain to be simplest and most consistent way of preventing
the spread of getting infected by the virus.

Remember that a fact is not the opposite of an opinion. They are simply types of statement. If a fact is untrue or false,
it does not turn into an opinion. By the same logic, if an opinion is believed by everyone, it does not turn into a fact.
Opinion cannot be proved; however, they can be supported with facts and other knowledgeable opinions. Facts can be
proved with evidence, statistics, records, photographs, data and etc. Perhaps most important, facts are not better than
opinions, or vice versa there is no hierarchy. They are simply types of statement, even though an opinion cannot be
proved, opinions are every bit as important as facts.

Directions: Read the short selection and tell which sentences tell fact or opinion. Write your
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

__________ 1. Teodoro Valencia was the park Commissioner In-Charge of Rizal Park.
__________ 2. Rizal Park is the most beautiful park in the world.
__________ 3. It has a spacious playground, smooth-skating rinks, and inviting bicycle lanes.
__________ 4. Families enjoy a picnic on the clean and thick grass area.
__________ 5. Teenagers watch carps swimming in circular ponds and stroll around on paths lined with hedges.
__________ 6. The sunset looks pretty in summer when the sun paints the clouds in gorgeous colors.
__________ 7. Every Sunday afternoon, a concert is presented by a military band.
__________ 8. Sentimental kundimans heard over the sound system of the park.
__________ 9. In summer, people sleep outdoors in the park.
__________ 10. People congratulated Theodoro Valencia for making the park beautiful and a peaceful place to go
to.

Directions: Listen to the song entitled “We are the World” in this link
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3wnuru, or read the lyrics given below and understand the
meaning. Take note of the information given. Then, answer the activities that follow. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

ACTIVITY 1:

A. Directions:
Read and
understand
the
statement.
Answer O if
it is an
opinion and
F if it is a
fact. Write your
answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
_____ 1. “We are the
world” is a beautiful
song.
_____ 2. “We are the
world” is composed
by Michael
Jackson and Lionel
Richie.
_____ 3. “We are the world” became the best song because there were more than 20 million
copies have sold out.
_____ 4. “We are the world” was recorded in 1985.
_____ 5. Michael Jackson is one of my favorite singers.
_____ 6. “We are the world” is a song by U.S.A. for Africa to help the hungry and homeless
in Africa.
_____ 7. The message of the song is we can make a change.

Directions: Read the selection and identify the sentences that follow. Choose fact if it really happened in the story and
opinion if it is what someone thinks or believes. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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 ions: Read and comprehend the letter from Uncle Ben. As you read the letter, spot what parts are fact and
what parts are opinion. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Choose or pick 5 Facts statements and 5 Opinion statements from the letter you have read.
Write your answers on the space provided for.

Facts: Opinion
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

Activity 2
Directions: Choose the correct answer. Write it on a separate sheet of paper.
1. How do you know if the statement is an opinion?
A. It includes information. C. It gives data.
B. It uses adjectives. D. It asks you a question.
2. Which of these statements is a fact?
A. U.S.A. for Africa is the artist of the song.
B. And the truth, you know love is all we need.
C. Love is the greatest gift of all.
D. We are the ones who make a brighter day.
3. How do you know if a statement is fact?
A. It gives you a new idea about a topic. C. It uses adjectives.
B. It makes you feel differently about the topic. D. It tells you the information you can
check.
4. Which is a summary of the song?
A. There are times when the people of the world must lend a hand to help each other.
B. People are dying in their need.
C. We are all connected.
D. All of the above.
5. Which is not the meaning of these extracts?
We are the children
There’s a choice we’re making.
 We’re saving our own lives…
Well, send them your heart
So they know that someone cares…
Change can only come when we stand together as one…
A. We are the children of the mother earth.
B. We are making a responsible decision to help our brothers and sisters who are in
deep trouble.
C. We can get united for a cause.
D. Giving insincere hopes and wishes.
Activity 3
Directions: Choose the letter of your answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which among the following sentence is an opinion?
A. The quarterback made three touchdowns in the game.
B. The score was tied at the end of the final quarter.
C. Football is exciting and fun to watch.
D. Our team won the game by 10 points.
2. My brother found a little puppy in the middle of the street today. He was shivering so
my brother wrapped him in a blanket. Mom said that we cannot keep him because he
belongs to another family. He is the cutest puppy I have ever seen! I do not want to
give him back. Which sentence from the paragraph above is an OPINION?
A. My brother found a little puppy in the middle of the street today.
B. He is the cutest puppy I have ever seen!
C. Mom said that we cannot keep him because he belongs to another family.
D. He was shivering so my brother wrapped him in a blanket.
3. My brother found a little puppy in the middle of the street today. He was shivering so
my brother wrapped him in a blanket. Mom said that we cannot keep him because he
belongs to another family. He is the cutest puppy I have ever seen! I do not want to
give him back. Which sentence from the paragraph above is FACT?
A. My brother found a little puppy in the middle of the street today.
B. He is the cutest puppy I have ever seen!
C. Mom likes the puppy.
D. My bother thinks that he can own the puppy.
4. Faye’s dad got a new job. They moved to a new house in a new town, Faye likes the
new house. She thinks it is nice. Her room has a window that looks out on the
backyard. The bed and dresser from the old house are in her new room. All of her toys
are in her new room, too. She likes her new room. “The bed and dresser from Faye’s
old house are in her room in the new house” is _______.
A. fact B. opinion
5. “Faye’s like her new house” is __________.
A. fact B. opinion

English 8 Quarter 3 – Module 5: Social, Moral & Economic Issues

Assessment 1. True or False
Directions: Read the statements carefully, and then write the word TRUE if the statement is
true, FALSE if otherwise. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Various problems that society faces are generally called social issues.
2. The three types of issues prevalent in society include economic, moral, and social
issues.
3. Problems that place the person's belief of right and wrong in question are termed as
social issues.
4. Racism is an example of economic issues.
5. The social issue is an issue that affects the human relationship in society.

Activity 2. Read and Analyze

Directions: Read the statements carefully, and then choose the letter of the correct answer.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following can be categorized as a social issue?
A. Teens using a beach to build a bonfire.
B. A boy throwing rocks into a pond.
C. A high school learner who becomes pregnant.
D. A mother who takes away her daughter's gadget for not listening to her.
2. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. He got arrested in the drug buy-bust operation.
B. The Pageant organizer disqualified Candidate A because she is transgender.
C. The illegal settlers were forced to evacuate the area.
D. The value of peso and dollar exchange has decreased in the last seven months.
3. Which of the following can be categorized as a moral issue?
A. Nena was left in tears after her wallet got stolen.
B. Nena did not eat the food prepared by her mother.
C. Nena failed in the summative test.
D. Nena got engaged after earning her bachelor's degree.
4. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Inflation c. Poverty
B. Unemployment d. Homelessness
5. Which of the following can be classified as an economic issue?
A. 85% of the province's population is virus-infected.
B. The siege in Zamboanga City will never be forgotten.
C. Men are better than women.
D. She caught her husband cheating on her.
Activity 3. Read and Analyze
Directions: Read the poem carefully and answer the questions. Write only the letter of your
choice on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the meaning of the word "plea" in the poem?
A. unite C. remind
B. request D. desire
2. What characteristic of an African is revealed in the poem?
A. courageous C. pessimistic
B. submissive D. kind
3. What does the poem's persona try to imply in this line, "God made me, he made you,
you for God's sake, let me be"?
A. equality of treatment C. discrimination
B. individual differences D. all of the above
4. What does the persona in the poem emphasize in this line, "You meddle, interfere in
my affairs as if they were yours…"?
A. abuse of power C. exploitation
B. white supremacy D. all of the above
5. What issue/s in society is/are depicted in the poem?
A. economic issues C. moral issues
B. social issues D. Both b & c

Assessment 3. Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the excerpt below from one of Nelson Mandela's famous speeches before
his 1964 Rivonia trial, which led to his imprisonment. To gain a more elaborated understanding of his text,
you may listen to the full version of this speech, which can be accessed at this link
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-10529498. Afterwards, answer the questions that follow. Write only
the letter of the correct answer on a separate paper.
1. What is the complaint of the Africans, according to the speaker?

2. What is the situation between the Africans and Americans pointed out by the speaker
as a fact?
3. Considering the said fact, that is being pointed out by the speaker, what type of issues
are revealed in the text?
4. What issue is associated with a broken family problem, social, moral, or economic?
Explain your answer.

Additional Activities
The following additional task shall give you more practice to enrich your knowledge
about the different social issues, moral issues, and economic issues.
Task:
Create a slogan that suggests solutions to any relevant issue in the country today. Use a separate paper
for your answer. Below is the rubric in rating your work.