Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 252 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
14. 14.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
27. 27.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
33. 33.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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