An Interactive Exercise

Directions:

 Each slide contains a statement. Read the statement

carefully, then click on either the fact or opinion
button at the bottom of the slide.

 Once you select your response, you will see a slide

informing you whether or not your response is
correct.

 Use the back button to proceed to the next question

and continue this same process for all questions.

Good Luck!
Question #1

Abraham Lincoln was the greatest

president.

Fact Opinion
Question #2

Marilyn Monroe was a movie actress.

Fact Opinion
Question #3

Tiger Woods is the best golfer who ever

played the game.

Fact Opinion
Question #4

Tiger Woods was the first African American

to win the Masters Golf Tournament.

Fact Opinion
Question #5

Dale Earnhardt died in a NASCAR race

crash.

Fact Opinion
Question #6

All Rap lyrics are offensive.

Fact Opinion
Question #7

Charles Lindbergh was brave to attempt to

fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

Fact Opinion
Although Abraham Lincoln was a
president, whether or not he was the
greatest president is an opinion.
Response #1:

Although Abraham Lincoln was a

president, it is an opinion that he was the
greatest one.
Response #2:

Marilyn Monroe was in 29 movies. Since she

acted in those movies, that is a fact.
Response #2: Incorrect!
Marilyn Monroe was in 29 movies. This is a
fact, not an opinion.
Response #3:

Although Tiger Woods has won many golf titles,

whether he is the greatest golfer is an opinion.
It can be debated based on the amount of titles
he has won, but even this might not be the only
basis for evaluating him as the greatest.
Response #3:!

Although Tiger Woods has won many golf

titles, calling him the greatest is an
opinion. It is a topic open to debate.
Response #4:!

In the history of the Masters Tournament,

this is a fact. Tiger Woods was the first
African American to win the Masters.
Response #4: Incorrect!

Since no African American had ever won

the Masters before Tiger Woods did, this is
not an opinion, but a fact.
Response #5:!

Dale Earnhardt died on February 18,

2001 as a result of a crash during the
2001 Daytona NASCAR race. This is a
fact, not an opinion.
Response #5: Correct!

Dale Earnhardt died on February 18,

2001 as a result of a crash during the
2001 Daytona NASCAR race. This is a
fact.
Response #6:!

Although Rap lyrics often contain questionable

language, whether they are offensive or not is
an opinion, not a fact.
Response #6:!

Although Rap lyrics often contain “bad”

or questionable language, whether this
makes them offensive or not is an opinion.
Response #7:!

Many people thought Lindbergh’s attempt

to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
was foolhardy rather than brave.
Although he was successful, calling him
brave is a value judgment and an opinion
rather than a fact.
Response #7:

Many people thought Lindbergh’s idea

was foolhardy rather than brave. Calling
this a brave act may be considered a
reasonable argument, but it is not a fact.