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Facts  \n2. Opinions  \n3. Practice  \nFacts  \nWhat is a fact?  \nFacts are things that are backed up with evidence that can be checked. Facts are objective. The following are facts:  \n• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (we can do an experiment to check)  \n• Leeds United are the most popular football team in West Yorkshire (we can research the average crowds at their games and compare to other teams)  \n• The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet (we can compare it to other animals)  \nThe language offacts  \nNames, dates, places and events are all associated with facts, e.g. London is the capital of the U.K.  \nThe following are a list of words associated with facts:  \n• demonstrated  \n• confirm  \n• discovered  \n• according  \n• have to  \nOpinions  \nWhat is an opinion?  \nAn opinion is a point of view or belief. It is something that is not based on evidence that can be checked. Opinions are subjective. 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There is a first aid room near the Hot Dog Shack. |  |  |\n| 3. There is a wonderful display of nature photographs. |  |  |\n| 4. The café will heat up babies’ bottles. |  |  |\n| 5. Choose from lots of thrilling rides. |  |  |","cbCaisosExzgVxap","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisosExzgVxap","pdf",527394,14,"English","# Facts\n## What is a fact?\n## The language of facts\n# Opinions\n## What is an opinion?\n## The language of opinions\n# Practice\n## Fact or opinion classification","[{\"question\":\"What makes a statement a fact?\",\"answer\":\"A fact is backed up with evidence that can be checked, making it objective. Examples include statements that can be verified by experiments or research.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes a statement an opinion?\",\"answer\":\"An opinion is a point of view or belief that is not based on evidence that can be checked, so it is subjective. 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