Fact 1 : Pictures can tell a story.

Fact 2 : All storybooks have pictures.

Fact 3 : Some storybooks have words.

If the first three statements are facts, which of the following statements must also be a fact?

I : Pictures can tell a story better than words can.

II : The stories in storybooks are very simple.

III : Some storybooks have both words. and pictures.

Given Facts:

1. Pictures can tell a story.

2. All storybooks have pictures.

3. Some storybooks have words.

Analysis of Statements:

I : Pictures can tell a story better than words can.

This statement makes a qualitative judgment (better than) that cannot be inferred from the given facts.

The facts only state that pictures can tell a story, not their effectiveness compared to words.

Therefore, this statement is not necessarily a fact.

II : The stories in storybooks are very simple.

The given facts provide no information about the complexity or simplicity of stories in storybooks.

Therefore, this statement is not necessarily a fact.

III : Some storybooks have both words and pictures.

Fact 2 states that All storybooks have pictures.

Fact 3 states that Some storybooks have words.

If some storybooks have words, and all storybooks, by definition, have pictures, then the some storybooks that contain words must also contain pictures.

Thus, it logically follows that some storybooks have both words and pictures.

This statement must be a fact.

​Based on the analysis of the given facts, only statement III must also be a fact.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 3".