Fact & Opinion - Questions
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.8.2
Fact vs. Opinion
You can be asked questions that ask you for facts. You could also be asked to recognise other people's opinions.
Fact or opinion questions
- Fact or opinion questions are often set out as tables.
- The tables often have a set of statements.
- Each statement will have an option to tick 'fact' or 'opinion' beside it.
Spotting opinions in a text
- To check if a statement is an opinion, we can ask:
- Does the statement describe a feeling or belief?
- Might someone else hold a different point of view?
- The statement is an opinion if the answer is yes to either of those questions.
Spotting facts in a text
- To check if a statement is a fact, we can ask:
- Is the statement telling us something that can be proven with evidence from the text?
- Would two people with the same evidence give the same answer?
- The statement is a fact if the answer is yes to either of those questions.
Test yourself on Fact & Opinion - Questions
Which questions would give you ask to identify a fact?