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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

Answer key

  1. best
  2. False
  3. facts that support it
  4. Puzzles are great fun.
  5. an opinion
  6. use a reliable source
  7. a fact
  8. True
  9. Mangoes taste best.
  10. an opinion
  11. A triangle has 3 sides.
  12. Spiders have 8 legs.
  13. A year has 12 months.
  14. can be checked
  15. what someone thinks
  16. Kolkata is in India.
  17. a fact
  18. Frogs lay eggs.
  19. Chess is boring.
  20. A year has 12 months.
  21. a fact
  22. Pink is a lovely colour.
  23. False
  24. A triangle has 3 sides.
  25. Ice is frozen water.
  26. False
  27. a fact
  28. Bees make honey.
  29. a fact
  30. True
  31. Earth orbits the Sun.
  32. The Moon orbits Earth.
  33. an opinion
  34. a fact
  35. False
  36. an opinion
  37. an opinion
  38. a fact
  39. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  40. False

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