Task 1: FACTS VS. OPINIONS
Directions: From the statements lifted from the essay “Pliant like the Bamboo” by I.V. Mallari, identify which are the facts, which are the opinions. Write your answer on the space provided.
__________1.The Americans took the place of the Spaniards.
__________2.That is why he is content and happy and at peace.
__________3.The Filipino, in fact, has a way of escaping from the rigorous problems of life.
__________4.The flowers bloom, and the birds sing in the trees.
__________5.It was too proud.
__________6.But then the sun comes out again.
__________7.The bamboo tree was wiser.
__________8.The foreigners do not have to learn his language.
__________9.This may give you the idea that the Filipino is a philosopher.
__________10.The Filipino has often been accused of being indolent and of lacking initiative
Answers
Answer:
1. fact
2.opinion
3.fact
4.fact
5.opinion
6.fact
7.opinion
8.opinion
9.opinion
10.fact
Answer:
Which are the facts and opinions
Explanation:
1) Fact
Yes, this sounds like a fact that "The Americans took the place of Spaniards."
2) Opinion
This appears to be an opinion "That is why he is content and happy and at peace."
3) Fact
Yes looks like a fact that "The Filipino has a way of escaping from the rigorous problems of life."
4) Fact
Yes, this clarifies the fact that "The flowers bloom, and the birds sing in the trees."
5) Opinion
6) Fact
This line is the fact "But then the sun comes out again."
7) Opinion
The bamboo tree was wiser.
It is an opinion because here a tress is being humanized as being wiser.
8) Opinion
The above-given statements are an opinion
"The foreigners "
9) Opinion
The above-given lines are an opinion that "This may give you the idea that the Filipino is a philosopher."
10) Fact
This statement is a fact that "The Filipino has often been accused of being indolent and of lacking initiative."
Hence, now we know that which statements are Facts and which statements are opinions.
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