Fact vs.

Opinion

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

Ferdinand Marcos 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
Response #1: Incorrect

Although Ferdinand Marcos was a

president, whether or not he was the
greatest president is an opinion.
Response #1: Correct!

Although Ferdinand Marcos was a

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

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: Incorrect

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: Correct!

Although Tiger Woods has won many

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

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: Incorrect!

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: Incorrect!

Although Rap lyrics often contain questionable

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

Although Rap lyrics often contain

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

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: Correct!

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.
 Nice work!

If time remains, you may want to try

more practice with fact and opinion
using the following websites:

•Fact or Opinion?
•Fact or Opinion? Game #1 Quiz
•Tutorial: Distinguishing Between Fact and
Opinion