IXL | Distinguish facts from opinions | 8th grade language arts

Which sentence states a fact?

Amanda Gorman's book Call Us What We Carry is the most inspirational collection of poetry by a contemporary writer.

While studying at Harvard University in 2017, Amanda Gorman was named the first National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States.

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Which sentence states a fact?

The North African fennec fox has large ears that keep the animal cool by radiating heat away from its body.

The ears of the North African fennec fox are ridiculously big compared with the size of its body.

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.

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This sentence states a fact:

The North African fennec fox has large ears that keep the animal cool by radiating heat away from its body.

It can be verified by reading about the fennec fox in an encyclopedia.

This sentence states an opinion:

The ears of the North African fennec fox are ridiculously big compared with the size of its body.

Words like "ridiculously big" show what a person believes, thinks, or feels. Another person might have a different opinion about how big is ridiculously big.

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