Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 237 · 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) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
15. 15.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
18. 18.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Rainy days are fun.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
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: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.

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