Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 132 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
11. 11.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
22. 22.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
25. 25.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) best
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
40. 40.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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