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Sort assertions about Philippine school and barangay life into claims of fact, value and policy.
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Read the claim: "Our school library added 340 new books last summer." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "The canteen must lower the price of rice meals to PHP 25." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Filipino food is far more flavorful than any imported fast food." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Grade 7 students in our school walk an average of 3 kilometers to class." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "The city council ought to build covered walkways along Rizal Street." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Reading folk tales is a more worthwhile hobby than scrolling online." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Last year's typhoon damaged 218 houses in our municipality." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Our barangay should hold flood drills every quarter." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Bravery during a storm is the finest quality a neighbor can show." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Three of the five ground-floor classrooms flooded in August." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Students must not bring mobile phones into examination rooms." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "A handwritten letter is more sincere than a text message." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "The recycling program cut the school's plastic waste by 40 percent." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Every classroom ought to keep a separate bin for paper waste." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Caring for stray cats shows a nobler spirit than winning any contest." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Jeepney fares in our city rose from PHP 12 to PHP 15 in June." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Riding a bicycle to school is a more admirable choice than riding a tricycle." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "The school board should require bicycle racks in every new building." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Twenty-seven of the thirty learners in our section own a smartphone." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "Learning to cook is the most valuable skill a teenager can gain." What type of claim is this?
Read the claim: "The barangay council must set aside PHP 50,000 for the reading center." What type of claim is this?
Which statement about the school canteen is a claim of value?
Which statement about tree planting is a claim of policy?
Which statement about the town market is a claim of fact?
Which statement about online lessons is a claim of value?
Which statement about the school clinic is a claim of policy?
Which statement about waste segregation is a claim of fact?
Which statement about the barangay basketball league is a claim of value?
Which statement about mother tongue lessons is a claim of policy?
Which statement about the flood drill is a claim of fact?
What type of claim is the last sentence? "Our school recorded forty-two absences during the July floods. Classes stopped for three days. The school should move the rainy-season break to July."
What type of claim is the last sentence? "The reading center opened in January. It holds 1,200 titles in Filipino and English. A well-stocked reading center is the greatest gift a barangay can give its children."
What type of claim is the last sentence? "Many parents want safer trips to school. Some ask for a crossing guard. Last month, traffic enforcers recorded 190 vehicles passing the school gate each hour."
Find the claim of value. "Our section planted forty seedlings in June. Caring for a seedling is a nobler task than winning a poster contest. The school should assign one caretaker to each seedling."
Find the claim of policy. "The canteen served 480 meals last Friday. Its two staff worked without a break. Hard work like theirs deserves more respect than any award. The canteen should hire one more helper before the next school year."
Find the claim of fact. "Kindness among classmates is worth more than any medal. Our section should start a buddy program this quarter. Twenty-two learners joined the tutoring club in July."
Which claim about the canteen could no amount of accurate data ever settle?
Which claim about campus flooding needs more than proof that a problem exists?
A claim of policy asks for an action and often uses a word such as "should" or "must."
A claim of value can be settled completely by gathering accurate statistics.
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