Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 167 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
5. 5.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
11. 11.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
14. 14.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Kolkata is in India.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
20. 20.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
23. 23.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
34. 34.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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