Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 201 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
3. 3.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
10. 10.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Plants need water.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
24. 24.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
29. 29.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
32. 32.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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