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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 104 · 40 questions
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Debater's tip (Can it be checked?): Fact: can be checked and proved, for example by counting, measuring or a reliable book. Opinion: a belief or feeling; people can sensibly disagree. Watch for best, worst, nicest, boring, should. In a debate, back every opinion with facts.

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  1. 1.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  4. 4.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  7. 7.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
  8. 8.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  14. 14.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  17. 17.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  20. 20.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  24. 24.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  27. 27.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
  29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
  31. 31.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
  33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  34. 34.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  39. 39.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

Answer key

  1. True
  2. Spiders have 8 legs.
  3. an opinion
  4. what someone thinks
  5. Bees make honey.
  6. an opinion
  7. facts that support it
  8. True
  9. A year has 12 months.
  10. a fact
  11. Plants need water.
  12. Rainy days are fun.
  13. a fact
  14. True
  15. use a reliable source
  16. Earth orbits the Sun.
  17. False
  18. Puzzles are great fun.
  19. Pink is a lovely colour.
  20. False
  21. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  22. The Moon orbits Earth.
  23. A year has 12 months.
  24. True
  25. Samosas are tastiest.
  26. Samosas are tastiest.
  27. False
  28. can be checked
  29. an opinion
  30. Frogs lay eggs.
  31. False
  32. Homework is dull.
  33. a fact
  34. False
  35. Science is exciting.
  36. a fact
  37. an opinion
  38. Ice is frozen water.
  39. False
  40. a fact

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