Fact Op In On

Cut, sort and stick these into fact or opinion on the A3 sheet (fold A3 in half and label one side Fact and the other side Opinion): East is opposite to west.

There are more clouds in the sky today than yesterday.

Most people prefer the colour green because it is Humans kill an estimated one billion sharks a natural colour. every year. Eight out of ten cats prefer 'Whiskas'.

Susan Boyle (last year's X Factor winner) is the best singer in the world.

Usain Bolt is the fastest 100m sprinter in the world.

Manchester are a better football team than Liverpool.

'There will be a permanent Lunar base and a manned exploration of Mars sometime this century' – M. Rees, Royal Society Astronomer, Cambridge.

The Sahara Desert is the hottest place on Earth.

Poverty should not exist.

Humans need water every 40 hours to live.

The adult human body has 206 bones.

The use of animals in laboratory testing is wrong and should be stopped.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Now, with your partner, think of 3 facts and three opinions for each of the following: School Television Maths How can you tell if a text or person is using facts or opinions?