Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

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