Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 180 · 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.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) saying it twice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Homework is dull. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
10. 10.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Chess is boring.
19. 19.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
23. 23.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
28. 28.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) metre (d) twelve
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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