Read the questions below and choose the most appropriate answer.
All of the following can be used to test whether a statement is a fact:
a. Can the statement be used to bring out an emotion in the reader?
b. Can the statement be proven?
c. Can the statement be verified by multiple sources?
d. Can the statement be observed in practice?
Ques. 2Read the questions below and choose the most appropriate answer.
All of the following describes a fact except:
a. Facts are observable.
b. Facts interpret reality.
c. Facts can be verified.
d. Facts are objective.
Ques. 3Read the questions below and choose the most appropriate answer.
Textbooks, news articles, and journals typically rely on
a. direct experience
b. expert opinions
c. judgments
d. facts
Ques. 4Read the questions below and choose the most appropriate answer.
An opinion is ____________.
a. a personal view or judgment about something.
b. a specific detail that can be proven true by objective evidence.
c. a point of view that is always objective.
d. a statement that can be observed.
Ques. 5Read the questions below and choose the most appropriate answer.
An opinion can be credible if ______________.
a. It can never be credible.
b. a fact is found within the same sentence
c. strong proof is provided
d. it is based on a personal experience
Ques. 6Read the questions below and choose the most appropriate answer.
Drawing logical conclusions is called a(n) _______.
a. opinion
b. inference
c. direct experience
d. fact