Finding main idea 2 potx

Practice 1

Try these questions on the following statements. Read

them carefully, and then write F in the blank if the

statement is a fact and O if it is an opinion. The answers

appear right after the questions.

1. The Academy Awards honor the film

industry.

2. The Academy Awards are always fun to

watch.

3. More independent films should win

Academy Awards.

4. The Academy Awards are an annual

event.

5. Best director is the most interesting

Academy Award category.

Answers

1. Fact

2. Opinion

3. Opinion

4. Fact

5. Opinion

Practice 2

Now try the same exercise with a complete paragraph.

Underline the facts and use a highlighter or colored pen

to highlight the opinions. Be careful—you may find

fact and opinion together in the same sentence. When

you’ve finished, you can check your answers against the

marked passage that follows.

–THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FACT AND OPINION–

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There are many different ways to invest your money to provide for a financially

secure future. Many people invest in stocks and bonds, but I think good old￾fashioned savings accounts and CDs (certificates of deposit) are the best way to

invest your hard-earned money. Stocks and bonds are often risky, and it doesn’t

make sense to risk losing the money you’ve worked so hard for. True, regular sav￾ings accounts and CDs can’t make you a millionaire overnight or provide the high

returns some stock investments do. But by the same token, savings accounts and

CDs are fully insured and provide steady, secure interest on your money. That

makes a whole lot of cents.