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Directions:Date:Read the following statements. Write F on the line if they are fact and O if they are
opinion. Use an encyclopedia for help.Facts can be supported with evidence— opinions are
all your own!____ 1. Shakespeare is a famous playwright.____ 2. He was born more than 400 hundred years ago.____ 3. Shakespeare was born in England.____ 4. England is a fun place to visit.____ 5. I think Shakespeare’s best play is Hamlet.____ 6. There are ghosts in Hamlet.____ 7. Shakespeare also wrote sonnets, which are
short poems.____ 8. Sonnets are better than plays.____ 9. Everyone likes Shakespeare.____ 10. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.____ 11. Everyone should read Macbeth.____ 12. If he were living today, Shakespeare would be
very rich.____ 13. Many of Shakespeare’s plays have been turned
into movies.____ 14. Shylock is a character in The Merchant of Venice.____ 15. Shylock wants a pound of flesh. Yuck—he should
be arrested!