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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 236 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. Chess is boring.
  2. an opinion
  3. can be checked
  4. Chess is boring.
  5. Mangoes taste best.
  6. Homework is dull.
  7. what someone thinks
  8. Pink is a lovely colour.
  9. False
  10. an opinion
  11. best
  12. True
  13. a fact
  14. True
  15. a fact
  16. True
  17. Ice is frozen water.
  18. Pink is a lovely colour.
  19. A triangle has 3 sides.
  20. A year has 12 months.
  21. True
  22. Frogs lay eggs.
  23. False
  24. facts that support it
  25. a fact
  26. a fact
  27. a fact
  28. False
  29. True
  30. True
  31. Spiders have 8 legs.
  32. False
  33. Bees make honey.
  34. True
  35. use a reliable source
  36. a fact
  37. False
  38. True
  39. Rainy days are fun.
  40. a fact

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