Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 140 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Rainy days are fun.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
9. 9.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
13. 13.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
20. 20.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) always true
34. 34.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
35. 35.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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