PR-6785UK Astonishing Headlines Teacher Resource Book
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Name:<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
Fact or opinion?<br />
Date:<br />
Stowed away<br />
Interpretation<br />
A fact is a statement that can be proved or tested. An opinion is a statement of someone’s feelings<br />
or beliefs.<br />
Read these sentences from and about each event. Tick the appropriate box for either a fact or an opinion.<br />
(a) More than 170 Americans die from heatstroke each year.....................................<br />
(b) Transporting illegal immigrants is wrong..............................................................<br />
(c) Edson was trapped with two others, both of whom were dead.............................<br />
(d) Governments should tighten security around cargo..............................................<br />
(e) Juan felt his mother did not want him anymore...................................................<br />
(f) Living in America was the answer to all of Juan’s problems.................................<br />
(g) Juan stowed away in a wheel compartment, twice..............................................<br />
(h) Most people who stow away in a wheel compartment die during the flight..........<br />
(i) ‘Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.’...................................................................<br />
(j) I think stowaways are brave.................................................................................<br />
Write a statement of fact and an opinion you hold about an event in Stowed away.<br />
Fact<br />
Opinion<br />
Fact<br />
Opinion<br />
Viewing Sample<br />
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