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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. best
  3. True
  4. Frogs lay eggs.
  5. can be checked
  6. what someone thinks
  7. Rainy days are fun.
  8. a fact
  9. use a reliable source
  10. False
  11. False
  12. True
  13. True
  14. an opinion
  15. Bees make honey.
  16. a fact
  17. True
  18. False
  19. a fact
  20. True
  21. an opinion
  22. an opinion
  23. an opinion
  24. Ice is frozen water.
  25. False
  26. The Moon orbits Earth.
  27. Homework is dull.
  28. Science is exciting.
  29. a fact
  30. True
  31. a fact
  32. Earth orbits the Sun.
  33. Cartoons are too silly.
  34. a fact
  35. True
  36. False
  37. False
  38. False
  39. A year has 12 months.
  40. True

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