8th Class English Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions

 

Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions

 

Distinguishing between facts and opinions is related to thinking and understanding of a student about the general facts. In this section we wall differentiate between the facts and opinions and also find whether the opinions follow the given facts or not. Some examples are given below to develop your understanding of this topic.

 

1.            Three sentences are given below you have to identify which sentence is a fact and which is opinion.

 

I: It is faster to travel by air from Delhi to Bombay

II: Delhi and Bombay are connected by air services.

III: There is no other means of communication between Delhi and Bombay.

 

Select the answer from the given choices:

(a) I - fact II - opinion III - opinion

(b) I - opinion II - fact III - fact

(c) I - fact II - opinion III - fact

(d) I - fact II - fact III - opinion

(e) None of these

Ans.     (d)

 

 

2.            Three sentences are given below you have to identify which sentence is a fact and which is opinion.

 

I: The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.

II: Even an unscrupulous person has some principles.

III: The real wisdom is to be found in scriptures.

 

Select the answer from the given choices:

(a) I-fact, II-opinion, III-opinion

(b) I-opinion, II-fact, III-fact

(c) I-fact, II-opinion, III-fact

(d) I-fact, II-fact, III-opinion

(e) None of these

Ans.     (a)

 

 

3.            Three sentences are given below you have to identify which sentence is a fact and which is opinion.

 

I: A large section of labourers in India is from unorganised field. Most of them earn meager or uncertain wages and find only insufficient and small jobs.

II: India has made sufficient progress in fundamental and pure sciences.

III: Productive sector of the economy was neglected in the past.

 

Select the answer from the given choices:

(a) I-fact, II-opinion, III-opinion

(b) I-opinion, II-fact, III-fact

(c) I-fact, II-opinion, III-fact

(d) I-fact, II-fact, III-opinion

(e) None of these

Ans.     (a)

 

 

4.            Three sentences are given below you have to identify which sentence is a fact and which is opinion.

I: Nation ?X? faced growing international opposition for its decision to explode eight nuclear weapons at its test site.

II: The citizens of the nation favoured the decision.

III: Some powerful countries do not want other nations to become as powerful as they are.

 

Select the answer from the given choices:

(a) I-fact, II-opinion, III-opinion

(b) I-opinion, II-fact, III-fact

(c) I-fact, II-opinion, III-fact

(d) I-fact, II-fact, III-opinion

(e) None of these

Ans.     (a)