Chapter 9: Review Test 6
 
Fact and Opinion

Read the following statements, and mark each one as follows:

F if it states a fact
O if it expresses an opinion
F/O if it combines fact and opinion

      ___ 1. The government should reduce the growth of Medicare spending.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 2. Many public schools do not offer information about birth control.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 3. Because of the Monica Lewinsky affair, President Clinton was one of the most immoral presidents of the 20th century.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 4. President Bush is the 43rd president of the United States, but there have been only 42 presidents.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 5. The size of the universe is mind-boggling; the sun is only one of the more than 200 billion stars in our galaxy, the Milky Way, and the Milky Way is one of billions of galaxies in the universe.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 6. Mecca is a city in Saudi Arabia with 618,000 inhabitants; Mecca is located about 80 kilometers from the Red Sea coast and is built around a natural well.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 7. Mecca is the most holy city in Islam.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 8. The U.S.Mint buys strips of metal about 13 inches wide and 1,500 feet long to manufacture the nickel, dime, quarter, half-dollar, and dollar.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 9. Tupac Shakur was one of the most influential rappers ever; his lyrics, actions, and offstage antics outraged people all over the world.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 10. Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, spent time in prison while she was pregnant with Tupac.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 11. On a physical level, yoga postures, called asanas, are designed to tone, strengthen, and align the body.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 12. On the mental level, yoga uses breathing techniques and meditation to quiet, clarify, and discipline the mind.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 13. Yoga should be taught in public schools as a part of physical education.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 14. Yoga is not usually taught in public schools because many people think it is a religion.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 15. Yoga began in ancient India and is one of the longest-surviving systems of thought in the world.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 16. Chiropractors believe that if our spines are healthy, we will feel better and enjoy life more.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 17. Many of the first modern chiropractors were jailed for practicing medicine without a license.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 18. In 1944, the G.I. Bill paid for veterans to study chiropractic after they left the service.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 19. Chiropractors are quacks.  

  F
  O
  F/O


      ___ 20. The novel Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain should be banned from required reading lists in public schools.  

  F
  O
  F/O







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