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Question

Select Fact or Opinion for each statement from “Make Your Own Microscope.”

Fact Opinion
“Believe me, I’m not a mechanical whiz. I can barely pump up the tires on my bike. So if I can do this, anyone can do it.”

“For example, just like with my old microscope, I can enlarge whatever I am observing to an image up to 175 times its actual size.”

“But when I stopped into a store called Science Adventure, I was stunned by what I found. The microscope my sister broke costs $144.99!”

“I’m 11 years old. I don’t have that kind of money. No one my age does.”

Answer 1

Here are the classifications for each statement:

1. “Believe me, I’m not a mechanical whiz. I can barely pump up the tires on my bike. So if I can do this, anyone can do it.”

   • Opinion

2. “For example, just like with my old microscope, I can enlarge whatever I am observing to an image up to 175 times its actual size.”

   • Fact

3. “But when I stopped into a store called Science Adventure, I was stunned by what I found. The microscope my sister broke costs $144.99!”

   • Fact

4. “I’m 11 years old. I don’t have that kind of money. No one my age does.”

   • Opinion