Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 165 · 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) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
14. 14.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) guess
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
16. 16.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
18. 18.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
21. 21.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result

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