Identify meanings in text and distinguish between facts and opinion

What are facts and opinions, and why is it important to be able to distinguish between them?

Fact:

Something that can be proved to exist or to have happened.

Opinion:

Something that cannot be proved or disproved; a judgment or belief.

When an author includes opinions, it is important for you to evaluate these opinions, because not all opinions are valid or useful.

Although opinions cannot be proved, they can be supported by valid reasons and reasonable evidence.

Identify the follows statements as a fact or opinion by highlighting the correct word

1) December is in the winter.                                                                                     Fact Opinion 

2) Children should go to bed at 8 o’clock at night.                                                 Fact Opinion 

3) Cats are smaller than elephants.                                                                          Fact Opinion 

4) Ice cream is nicer than chocolate.                                                                        Fact Opinion 

5) People who drive cars must be rich.                                                                    Fact Opinion 

6) Monday is a weekday.                                                                                            Fact Opinion 

7) Lions can roar loudly.                                                                                             Fact Opinion 

8) Bristol is a city in the south west of England.                                                     Fact Opinion 

9) Children living in households with three or more children are in poverty.  Fact Opinion 

10) The shortest war in history latest 38 minutes.                                                Fact Opinion

Explain why question 9 is tricky to answer.

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