Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 233 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
6. 6.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Science is exciting.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
18. 18.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
19. 19.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
20. 20.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
23. 23.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
31. 31.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
33. 33.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) twelve (d) best
35. 35.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.True or false: “Bees make honey.” 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) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.

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