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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

Answer key

  1. Kolkata is in India.
  2. best
  3. Mangoes taste best.
  4. facts that support it
  5. Homework is dull.
  6. Rainy days are fun.
  7. a fact
  8. a fact
  9. what someone thinks
  10. an opinion
  11. True
  12. can be checked
  13. A year has 12 months.
  14. A triangle has 3 sides.
  15. an opinion
  16. True
  17. Science is exciting.
  18. True
  19. an opinion
  20. Science is exciting.
  21. False
  22. an opinion
  23. a fact
  24. Frogs lay eggs.
  25. a fact
  26. True
  27. a fact
  28. False
  29. a fact
  30. Samosas are tastiest.
  31. Ice is frozen water.
  32. A year has 12 months.
  33. an opinion
  34. False
  35. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  36. an opinion
  37. True
  38. an opinion
  39. True
  40. a fact

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