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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 181 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Earth orbits the Sun.
  2. a fact
  3. A year has 12 months.
  4. an opinion
  5. an opinion
  6. can be checked
  7. Samosas are tastiest.
  8. True
  9. False
  10. A year has 12 months.
  11. use a reliable source
  12. Pink is a lovely colour.
  13. Frogs lay eggs.
  14. Homework is dull.
  15. a fact
  16. Chess is boring.
  17. False
  18. Bees make honey.
  19. what someone thinks
  20. True
  21. True
  22. True
  23. Plants need water.
  24. False
  25. False
  26. Homework is dull.
  27. The Moon orbits Earth.
  28. Plants need water.
  29. best
  30. Spiders have 8 legs.
  31. an opinion
  32. True
  33. False
  34. Pink is a lovely colour.
  35. a fact
  36. False
  37. a fact
  38. Bees make honey.
  39. Mangoes taste best.
  40. False

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