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