Fact and Opinion — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which type of article is built mostly from facts?
A) News article
B) Editorial
C) Personal blog
D) Movie review
News articles report events using facts, dates, and quotes that readers can verify.
2. An editorial is mostly made of what kind of statements?
A) Measurements
B) Opinions
C) Maps
D) Recipes
Editorial writers share opinions and try to persuade readers to agree with their perspective.
3. Which sentence sounds like it belongs in a news article?
A) The mayor opened the new park on Saturday morning.
B) The mayor is the best leader our city has ever had.
C) Everyone should support the mayor right away.
D) The mayor's speech was the most boring ever.
News sentences report events with verifiable details, while the others share opinions.
4. Which clue tells you a passage is an editorial?
A) It includes the writer's strong viewpoint
B) It lists only dates and locations
C) It uses charts of measurements
D) It quotes a police report
A strong viewpoint with persuasive words is the main signal of an editorial.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A news story usually answers who, what, when, where, and why.
Answering all five W questions helps a reporter share verifiable facts about an event.
2. A piece of writing that shares a strong viewpoint is called an editorial.
Editorials are clearly labeled as opinion pieces in newspapers and magazines.
3. News writers must check sources to confirm each fact.
Confirming facts with reliable sources is a core rule of news writing.
4. Editorials use persuasive words to influence the reader's opinion.
Editorial writers want to shape the reader's opinion using examples and viewpoints.
5. When a passage mixes facts and opinions, readers should sort them by checking the evidence.
Sorting by evidence helps readers tell which sentences are verifiable facts.