Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion

Look up the meaning of these words in the dictionary.

1. allayed
2. peg
3. decline
4. impending
Phivolcs allays fears of Bulusan erupting
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(Phivolcs) has allayed fears by the public that Mt. Bulusan
would soon erupt after reports circulated yesterday saying
the volcano was going to erupt within the next 48 hours.
Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said the institute is not
pegging a specific time frame for Bulusans eruption, despite
its having spewed smoke and its periodic grumbling over the
n past weeks.
He said Phivolcs was maintaining Alert level 2 over
Bulusan, which means any human activity within the imposed
four-kilometer radius permanent danger zone from the
volcanos crater was prohibited.
Phivolcs said yesterday it monitored Bulusan to have
generated a total of 21 volcanic quakes, which was lower than
the 56 quakes that was recorded last Sunday.
The quakes were accompanied by steaming activity that
rose 50 meters and blew southwest of the volcano, the
institute said.
Solidum said despite the decline in the number of
volcanic quakes, Bulusans repeated grumbling could however
be a sign of an impending eruption.
After the Phivolcs raised the alert level over Bulusan last
May 13, the government of the United States, the United
Kingdom, Australia, and Canada have warned their citizens
against venturing in areas near the volcano.
Bulusan, some 155 miles south of Manila, is situated in
Sorsogon province in the Bicol Region. Its earliest recorded
eruption was in 1852. Other eruptions before the 20th
century were in 1886, 1889, 1892 and 1894.

Answer the following questions.

a.
b.
c.

Which volcano is about to erupt?

In what province is Mt. Bulusan located?
What agency announced the impending eruption
of Mt. Bulusan?
d.
Who is the head of the Phivolcs?
e.
What situation proved that Mt. Bulusan is about
to erupt?
Mt. Bulusan is found in Sorsogon.
Is the information in the sentence found in the news
report?
If it is found in the news report, then it is a fact.
Director Renato Solidum heads the Phivolcs.
Is the information in the sentence found in the news
report?
If it is found in the news report then it is a fact.
Mt. Bulusan is very dangerous.
Is the information from the sentence found in the
news report?
If it is not found in the news report then it is an
opinion.
The people living in Sorsogon left their homes.
Is the information in the sentence found in the news
report?
If it is not found in the news report then it is an
opinion
You learned two words today: Fact and Opinion
Remember:
What is a fact?
A fact is a reality, something that has existed or
happened.
What is an opinion?
An opinion is ones viewpoint, what one believes
or thinks about something.

Directions: Write F if the statement that I will say is

a fact. Write O if the statement is an opinion.

1. The Philippines is an archipelago.

2. All Filipino families are known for strong family ties.
3. A bat is a nocturnal animal.
4. The sun is a star.
5. The Philippines has two seasons.
Enrichment
The teacher says a statement. If the statement is a
fact, the pupils will stand. If the statement is an
opinion, the pupils will sit.
1. Salt is the most essential of all raw materials.
2. Gregorio del Pilar defended Pasong Tirad from the
American soldiers.
3. Planet earth has only one satellite named moon.
4. All hardworking people succeed in life.
5. Simple machines are useful to mankind.
1. The early Filipinos lived in caves.
2. Stars are made up of gases.
3. Books play an important role in the life of humans.
4. Artificial air is good for the body.
5. The sun is at the center of the solar system.