Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 214 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
2. 2.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
7. 7.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Plants need water.
10. 10.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
16. 16.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
17. 17.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
19. 19.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
24. 24.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
29. 29.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
36. 36.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Chess is boring.

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