EVALUATING IDEAS AND MAKING JUDGMENTS ON TEXTS PRESENTED

DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN FACT AND OPINION

Focus
 Evaluate ideas and making judgments on texts presented
 Distinguish between fact and opinion.

Let’s Review

Tell whether the event is real or fantasy

a. The tree bears gold fruits.

b. Crocodiles stay in the water.
c. A person can be burned to death.
d. A magical mountain can be found in Davao.

1. What do you see in the picture?

2. Can you give examples of active volcanoes?

Look up the meaning of these words in the dictionary.

1. allayed
2. peg
3. decline
4. impending
LET’S STUDY

1. Read “Phivolcs allays fears of Bulusan erupting”

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 Bulusan’s eruption, despite its having spewed
smoke and its periodic grumbling over the 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 volcano’s 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,
Bulusan’s 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.
PNA
2. After reading the news report, answer the following questions.

a. Which volcano is about to erupt?

b. In what province is Mt. Bulusan located?
c. 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?
 LET’S DISCUSS

1. Is the newscast you heard a fact of on opinion?

2. Why do you say that it is a fact?

Read set of sentences taken from the news report.

 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

What is a fact?
A fact is a reality, something that has existed or happened.
What is an opinion?
An opinion is one’s viewpoint, what one believes or thinks about
something.

LET’S APPLY

a. Write F if the statement a fact. Say 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.

B. Write fact if the statement is a fact and opinion if it is opinion

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.

TEST YOURSELF

A.Group the sentences as to fact or opinion. Write the fact on the first column and
opinion on the second column

1. The early Filipinos lived in caves.

2. Stars are made up of gases. (F)
3. Books play an important role in the life of humans. (O)
4. Artificial air is good for the body. (O)
5. The sun is at the center of the solar system. (F)

B. Write five statements stating facts and five statements stating opinions.