Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 182 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
2. 2.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
4. 4.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
9. 9.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Homework is dull.
20. 20.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) metre (d) twelve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
23. 23.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
25. 25.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
30. 30.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
33. 33.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
35. 35.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
36. 36.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess

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