Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 171 · 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? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
18. 18.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
22. 22.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Plants need water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
30. 30.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.

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