A fact can be checked and proved. An opinion is what someone thinks or feels, and other people may disagree. Telling them apart is one of the most useful reading skills there is — especially online and in adverts.
Apa yang akan dipelajari anak anda
- Tell a fact from an opinion
- Spot words that signal an opinion, such as best, worst and should
- Recognise an opinion presented as if it were a fact
- Notice when writing is one-sided
Could you check it?
Ask “Could I prove this?” “The Nile is in Africa” can be checked on a map. “The Nile is the most beautiful river” can’t — it depends who you ask. Words like best, boring, delicious and should are opinion signals. Adverts often state opinions very confidently: “Everyone loves it!”
Contoh soalan
Berikut ialah beberapa soalan seperti dalam misi pertama. Bolehkah anda menjawabnya?
1. An opinion is…
- what someone thinks or feels
- something that has been measured
- a kind of number
- always wrong
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: what someone thinks or feels. Opinions differ from person to person.
2. Which of these is an opinion?
- Pizza is delicious.
- Pizza is baked in an oven.
- Pizza came from Italy.
- Pizza is made with dough.
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: Pizza is delicious.. Delicious is a feeling, not something you can prove.
3. Which of these is a fact?
- Monday is the worst day.
- Mornings are boring.
- Weekends are too short.
- A week has seven days.
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: A week has seven days.. You can check it on any calendar.
Tip untuk orang dewasa
- Read a review together and highlight facts in one colour and opinions in another.
- Take turns giving one fact and one opinion about the same thing.
- Look at an advert and ask, “Which parts could be proved?”