Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 141 · 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) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
2. 2.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
8. 8.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
9. 9.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
14. 14.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
16. 16.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
20. 20.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
22. 22.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) metre (d) twelve
29. 29.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
34. 34.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Bees make honey.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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