Question

Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” is a fact?

a
I am afraid to go out in the sun now. . . .
b
. . . a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers.
c
. . . we act as if we have all the time we want. . . .
d
I am here to speak for all generations to come.

Answer 1

b

Step-by-step explanation:

facts are statements that can be proven and answer choice b can be proven

Answer 2

B). A few years ago we found the fish full of cancers.

Step-by-step explanation:

The popular speech delivered by Severn Cullis-Suzuki at the United Nations titled 'The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes' discussed the present environmental condition and issues associated with it during the year 1992 so diligently that it left the entire assembly speechless.

In the given excerpt, the statement '..a few years ago we found the fish full of cancers' exemplifies a fact as it discusses the objective reality associated with the discovery of cancer brought by fishes which could later be proved true. Thus, option B demonstrate a fact and is the correct answer.