Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 257 · 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.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Mangoes taste best.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
9. 9.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
12. 12.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
15. 15.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
16. 16.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
22. 22.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Mangoes taste best.
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
36. 36.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students