Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 113 · 40 questions

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.

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

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