IXL | Distinguish facts from opinions | 6th grade language arts

Which sentence states a fact?

Norton Juster's novel The Phantom Tollbooth is funnier than Roald Dahl's James and the Giant

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The Phantom Tollbooth is a novel about a boy named Milo who travels to an imaginary world.

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Which sentence states a fact?

The Empire State Building is the most exciting tourist attraction in New York City.

The Empire State Building in New York City is 1,454 feet tall and has 102 stories.

key idea

A fact is something that can be verified by research or observation.

Napoleon Bonaparte was shorter than King Louis XVI.

The statement above is a fact. The statement can be proved by researching the height of each man and comparing them.

An opinion is something that a person believes, thinks, or feels. An opinion cannot be proved.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a better leader than King Louis XVI.

The statement above is an opinion. People can have different ideas about what makes someone a "better" leader, so the statement cannot be proved.

solution

This sentence states a fact:

The Empire State Building in New York City is 1,454 feet tall and has 102 stories.

It can be verified by finding data about the Empire State Building on its official website.

This sentence states an opinion:

The Empire State Building is the most exciting tourist attraction in New York City.

Words like "most exciting" show what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a different opinion about which attraction is the most exciting.

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