Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 213 · 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? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
5. 5.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Science is exciting.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
17. 17.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
22. 22.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
38. 38.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
39. 39.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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