Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 147 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
5. 5.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) guess
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
14. 14.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Chess is boring.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
18. 18.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
21. 21.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
29. 29.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
39. 39.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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