Internet Academy

Instruction:

"The Octopus" is a scientific article containing facts about the octopus. It's important to be able to distinguish facts from opinions, especially in articles providing information. Facts are true data, while opinions are the ideas of the author and may or may not be true.

The text is linked to the book icon on the right. Open it to refer to the text as you answer the question.

The Octopus

Question:

Which sentence shows an opinion given in the selection?

Think:

What are the key words in this question?
- opinion
A strategy in this case might be to ask if someone might have a different idea. If a statement is an opinion, it is likely there are people who agree, and people who disagree. If a statement is a fact, there is not disagreement.

Multiple Choice Answers:

		Answers
	A.	An octopus is a friendly creature.
	B.	An octopus can live out of water for a brief time.
	C.	An octopus is the most fantastic invertebrate.
	D.	An octopus is capable of learning.

Which answer did you choose?

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