Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 122 · 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) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
13. 13.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Bees make honey.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
16. 16.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
21. 21.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (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) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
29. 29.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
32. 32.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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