Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 125 · 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.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
11. 11.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
17. 17.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
23. 23.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
27. 27.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) can be checked (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
31. 31.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
33. 33.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
39. 39.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.

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