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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 109 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
  7. 7.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
  8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Chess is boring.
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  11. 11.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  13. 13.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
  14. 14.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  23. 23.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  27. 27.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  30. 30.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  35. 35.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.

Answer key

  1. Frogs lay eggs.
  2. A triangle has 3 sides.
  3. what someone thinks
  4. a fact
  5. an opinion
  6. Homework is dull.
  7. facts that support it
  8. Bees make honey.
  9. Kolkata is in India.
  10. Frogs lay eggs.
  11. True
  12. Pink is a lovely colour.
  13. best
  14. False
  15. True
  16. Rainy days are fun.
  17. Cartoons are too silly.
  18. use a reliable source
  19. Earth orbits the Sun.
  20. Chess is boring.
  21. an opinion
  22. a fact
  23. True
  24. True
  25. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  26. an opinion
  27. False
  28. an opinion
  29. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  30. True
  31. a fact
  32. Cartoons are too silly.
  33. a fact
  34. The Moon orbits Earth.
  35. False
  36. a fact
  37. False
  38. A year has 12 months.
  39. a fact
  40. Puzzles are great fun.

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