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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

Answer key

  1. an opinion
  2. use a reliable source
  3. an opinion
  4. a fact
  5. Spiders have 8 legs.
  6. best
  7. what someone thinks
  8. Mangoes taste best.
  9. Mangoes taste best.
  10. A triangle has 3 sides.
  11. Earth orbits the Sun.
  12. Samosas are tastiest.
  13. True
  14. a fact
  15. True
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a fact
  19. The Moon orbits Earth.
  20. A triangle has 3 sides.
  21. True
  22. Homework is dull.
  23. Puzzles are great fun.
  24. an opinion
  25. a fact
  26. False
  27. a fact
  28. Science is exciting.
  29. Chess is boring.
  30. an opinion
  31. a fact
  32. Samosas are tastiest.
  33. Plants need water.
  34. False
  35. facts that support it
  36. False
  37. a fact
  38. Rainy days are fun.
  39. a fact
  40. can be checked

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