Grade 8 English

Name:_____________________________________

Section:_______________________________

Reading Comprehension and Distinguishing Fact from Opinion

Instruction: Read the text below and identify if the given statements below about the story is a FACT
or OPINION.

Yesterday, Jamul and Brian went fishing at Lake Winnebago. Jamul drove his new fishing
boat to the north side of the lake. After fishing for 20 minutes, Brian caught the first fish. It was a 23
inch Walleye. Jamul told Brian to throw the fish back into the water because he knew they were
going to catch many fish much bigger than 23 inches.

After fishing for another 30 minutes, Jamul caught a 20 inch Northern Pike. Jamul threw the
fish back because he knew that he and Brian were going to catch many more fish.

As the day went on, Brian caught two more Walleyes that were under 17 inches long. The
law states that all Walleyes under 17 inches must be released back into the water. Brian released
the Walleyes.

Jamul and Brian had now fished for four hours and the fishing was very slow. Brian
suggested they move to the west side of the lake. Jamul felt the east side would be a better fishing
spot, so he drove his boat to the east side of the lake.

After two more hours of fishing, neither fisherman had anything to show. Both fishermen
agreed that the fish weren't biting very well and that the fishing would be much better tomorrow.
So, they packed up and headed home with an empty daily bag limit.

Write FACT if the statement about the text is True and OPINION if it is untrue.

______1. Brian caught a 23 inch Walleye

______2. The fishing will be much better for Jamul and Brian tomorrow
______3. Jamul is a better fisherman than Brian.
______4. There is a 17 inch minimum size limit on Walleyes.
______5. Fishing on the west side of the lake is better than fishing on the east side of the lake.
______6. Brian caught more fish than Jamul.
______7. The fishermen would have caught more fish if Jamul would have listened to Brian's ideas.
______8. Brian and Jamul fished for six hours.
______9. Jamul predicted that he and Brian would catch many fish over 23 inches long.
_____10. Jamul and Brian went fishing at Lake Winnebago.

Write 5 sentences that shows an OPINION. Use any of the opinion marking signals that we discussed.
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