1ST SUMMATIVE TEST
ENGLISH (2ND
QUARTER)
ANSWER HERE
Name: _ Gr. & Sec.
Fact or Opinion
A fact is something that can be proven true.
An opinion is someone's feelings about a
particular topic.
Tell whether each sentence is a fact or opinion.
1. Sunday is the best day of the week.
2. George Washington was born in February.
3. Memorial Day is the most important holiday of the year.
4. Thanksgiving is celebrated in autumn.
5. Some families eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
6. Watching fireworks on the 4th of July is lots of fun.
7. April is a month with 30 days.
8. There are 12 months in the year.
9. This has been a terrible week.
10. Spring is the most beautiful season of all.
Directions: Read each statement and then circle whether it is a fact or opinion.
Explain your answer.
Example: 1. The fastest land dwelling creature is the Cheetah.
Fact or Opinion Explain: cheetah has a speed of 100 – 120 km/h (In Short Bursts,
Running). It can accelerate from 0-100 within 3 seconds.
2. Michael Jordan has a career average of 30.4 points per
game. Fact or Opinion Explain:
3. George Washington was the first President of the United States under the
Constitution. Fact or Opinion Explain:
4. The ugliest sea creature is the manatee.
Fact or Opinion Explain:
5. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all
time. Fact or Opinion Explain:
6. There seems to be too much testing in public
schools. Fact or Opinion Explain:
_
7. Prison is one of the worst places on the
planet. Fact or Opinion Explain:
8. It is wrong for people under the age of 21 to drink
alcohol. Fact or Opinion Explain:
9. Sister Carrie was written by Theodore
Dreiser. Fact or Opinion Explain:
10. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King won eleven Oscars (Academy
Awards). Fact or Opinion Explain:
11. Oranges contain both calcium and vitamin
C. Fact or Opinion Explain:
_
12. Richard Pryor is the funniest comedian of all
time. Fact or Opinion Explain:
13. Diamonds are the hardest substance on
Earth. Fact or Opinion Explain:
14. McDonalds sells more hamburgers than any other restaurant chain in the
world. Fact or Opinion Explain:
15. Horse manure smells
awful. Fact or Opinion
Explain:
16. The price of gas has grown to become too
expensive. Fact or Opinion Explain:
17. Chicken has more protein than
carrots. Fact or Opinion Explain:
18. The more money someone has the more successful they
are. Fact or Opinion Explain:
_
19. Vegetarians are healthier than people who eat
meat. Fact or Opinion Explain:
20. Cell phones emit radiation that may or may not cause brain
cancer. Fact or OpinionExplain:
21. Students have a lot harder time in school than the
teachers. Fact or Opinion Explain:
22. Popular music today is not as good as it was in the past.
Fact or Opinion Explain:
23. It is illegal to yell out “Fire” in a crowded movie
theater. Fact or Opinion Explain:
24. People should not be allowed to talk on cell phones in a movie
theater. Fact or Opinion Explain:
25. Drunk drivers belong in
prison. Fact or Opinion Explain:
