Na m e : ___ _
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!