Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 229 · 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) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
3. 3.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
19. 19.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Rainy days are fun.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
35. 35.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Mangoes taste best.
40. 40.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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