Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 224 · 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) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
2. 2.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
6. 6.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
7. 7.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
23. 23.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
31. 31.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
39. 39.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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