Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 222 · 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 a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
5. 5.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) best
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
12. 12.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
15. 15.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
25. 25.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
32. 32.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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