Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 170 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.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) Plants need water.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
7. 7.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
16. 16.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
21. 21.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
24. 24.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
25. 25.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
34. 34.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
35. 35.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (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

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