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Building and Creating: Distinguishing Fact from Opinion in an Essay Answers

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Which statements from “On Becoming an Inventor” are facts?"I was intimidated by the huge buildings devoted to these studies.""I also enlarged my mother's kitchen and pantry.""Then Bart went off to college and I had use of the rest of the basement."“They were treasures!”“Everyone wanted to buy a box that could connect to their stereo to create new light and sound effects.”“Not only was this invention used in theaters, but it was sold to the Museum of Natural History and the New York Planetarium to project views of the heavens on the ceiling.”

A
"I was intimidated by the huge buildings devoted to these studies."
B
"I also enlarged my mother's kitchen and pantry."
C
"Then Bart went off to college and I had use of the rest of the basement."
D
“They were treasures!”
E
“Everyone wanted to buy a box that could connect to their stereo to create new light and sound effects.”
F
“Not only was this invention used in theaters, but it was sold to the Museum of Natural History and the New York Planetarium to project views of the heavens on the ceiling.”
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What type of signal word is used in the sentence?

A
a generalization
B
a description
C
a thought
D
a feeling
8

Which fact from the passage best supports Dean’s opinion that his equipment was complicated?

A
The equipment was to be used for a show.
B
Other people had trouble wiring the machine.
C
Dean had to miss his college orientation.
D
Dean spent days fixing the equipment.
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Read this passage. Use details from the text to explain how Kamen supports his opinion that making things out of metal was enjoyable.

Answer:

Kamen shows that making things out of metal was enjoyable because he visited the machine shop after school and on weekends to learn how to use the tools, and he says he was “hooked.” He also bought the equipment and called the toolboxes “treasures,” showing his enthusiasm.

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