Question

Identify which of the following statements are facts and which are opinions. Share your answers with your classmates and teacher.

1. But speaking on the telephone only gives us an immediate but fleeting joy.
2. I started my working life soon after our country became independent.
3. To be quite honest, service to our nation’s farmers was not the career I had envisioned for myself.
4. I knew I could make a more meaningful contribution by working here in Anand, Gujarat.
5. ... values that I saw in my mentor and supporter here in Anand-Tribhuvandas Patel.
6. Life is a privilege, and to waste it would be wrong.
7. I hope that you, too, will discover, as I did, that failure is not about not succeeding.
8. ... the magnificent ceremony in which the President awarded me the Padma Vibhushan in 1999?

Answer 1

1. But speaking on the telephone only gives us an immediate but fleeting joy. - Opinion
2. I started my working life soon after our country became independent. - Fact
3. To be quite honest, service to our nation’s farmers was not the career I had envisioned for myself. - Opinion
4. I knew I could make a more meaningful contribution by working here in Anand, Gujarat. - Opinion
5. ... values that I saw in my mentor and supporter here in Anand-Tribhuvandas Patel. - Fact
6. Life is a privilege, and to waste it would be wrong. - Opinion
7. I hope that you, too, will discover, as I did, that failure is not about not succeeding. - Opinion
8. ... the magnificent ceremony in which the President awarded me the Padma Vibhushan in 1999? - Fact