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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. Mangoes taste best.
  3. an opinion
  4. an opinion
  5. A year has 12 months.
  6. Samosas are tastiest.
  7. A triangle has 3 sides.
  8. an opinion
  9. Cartoons are too silly.
  10. False
  11. Ice is frozen water.
  12. a fact
  13. best
  14. a fact
  15. an opinion
  16. facts that support it
  17. Pink is a lovely colour.
  18. can be checked
  19. a fact
  20. a fact
  21. Chess is boring.
  22. Homework is dull.
  23. Samosas are tastiest.
  24. Puzzles are great fun.
  25. True
  26. Bees make honey.
  27. a fact
  28. Ice is frozen water.
  29. Spiders have 8 legs.
  30. False
  31. a fact
  32. False
  33. Rainy days are fun.
  34. a fact
  35. Homework is dull.
  36. False
  37. False
  38. what someone thinks
  39. an opinion
  40. an opinion

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