Fact or opinion? — Writing Room · Free Press
A reporter's draft about the Tidewick school fair is full of sentences. Some can be checked, and some are only what someone thinks. A news story reports facts.
Your task
Sort each sentence: fact or opinion.
- A fact can be checked and proved. An opinion says what someone thinks or feels, so words like best, boring or ugly are warning signs.
- Invented newsrooms and stories to learn from, not real news. Before sharing anything about real people, ask a trusted adult.
- Never share private details of anyone. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- How news works — You understood how this part of journalism works.
- Truth & accuracy — You checked the facts before telling them.
- Fair & kind — You were fair to the people in the story.
In real life
A news story reports facts. Opinions belong in clearly labelled places, such as an opinion column, or as quotes.
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