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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 150 · 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 of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A year has 12 months.
  2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  4. 4.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  6. 6.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  8. 8.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  16. 16.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
  17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
  21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  24. 24.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  26. 26.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  33. 33.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
  34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  38. 38.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  40. 40.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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