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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 191 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  7. 7.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  11. 11.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
  12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Plants need water.
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  17. 17.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
  20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  27. 27.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Plants need water.
  32. 32.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
  33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
  34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  37. 37.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.

Answer key

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

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