Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 3rd Edition

That makes a whole lot of cents.
Practice 3
To strengthen your ability to distinguish between fact
and opinion, try this. Take a fact, such as:
FACT:
Wednesday is the fourth day of the week.
Now, turn it into an opinion. Make it something
debatable, like this:
OPINION:_8._FACT:__More_than_58,000_Americans_lost_their_lives__in_the_Vietnam_War._OPINION'>OPINION:__Wednesday_is_the_longest_day_of_the_week._Here’s_another_example._FACT'>OPINION:
Wednesday is the longest day of the week.
Here’s another example.
FACT:
You must be 18 years old to vote in the United
States.
OPINION
:
The voting age should be lowered to 16 years
of age.
Now you try. Suggested answers come after the
questions.
6.
FACT
:
Healthcare costs have risen over the last
several years.
OPINION:
7.
FACT:
The 22nd Amendment of the United States
Constitution establishes a two-term limit
for the presidency.
OPINION:
8.
FACT:
More than 58,000 Americans lost their lives
in the Vietnam War.
OPINION:

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9.
FACT:
The Motion Picture Association R
(Restricted) rating requires anyone under
17 to be accompanied by a parent or adult
guardian.
OPINION:
10.
FACT:
Use of performance-enhancing drugs is
strictly prohibited in both amateur and
professional sports.
OPINION:
Answers
There are, of course, many opinions you could form
from these subjects. Here are some possible answers.
6.
Our government should make healthcare a higher
priority.
Companies should give employees several health-
care programs from which to choose.
People should stop complaining about health-
care costs.
7.
Presidents should be allowed to serve for three
terms.
Limiting service to two terms will make U.S. pres-
idents more effective.
Term limits are a very bad idea.