Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 192 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
12. 12.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
16. 16.True or false: “Homework is dull.” 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) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
25. 25.True or false: “Plants need water.” 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) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
29. 29.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
32. 32.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
39. 39.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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