Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 267 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
2. 2.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
8. 8.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
9. 9.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
10. 10.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
15. 15.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
19. 19.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
24. 24.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
35. 35.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
36. 36.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (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.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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