Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

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