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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 269 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Science is exciting.
  2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  7. 7.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
  10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  11. 11.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
  16. 16.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  21. 21.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  24. 24.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  26. 26.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
  28. 28.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  35. 35.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  38. 38.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

Answer key

  1. A year has 12 months.
  2. Kolkata is in India.
  3. Cartoons are too silly.
  4. Ice is frozen water.
  5. an opinion
  6. Cartoons are too silly.
  7. True
  8. an opinion
  9. Science is exciting.
  10. Chess is boring.
  11. False
  12. False
  13. what someone thinks
  14. an opinion
  15. can be checked
  16. False
  17. a fact
  18. Bees make honey.
  19. an opinion
  20. Mangoes taste best.
  21. True
  22. Chess is boring.
  23. a fact
  24. A triangle has 3 sides.
  25. Mangoes taste best.
  26. False
  27. best
  28. False
  29. an opinion
  30. a fact
  31. Spiders have 8 legs.
  32. a fact
  33. a fact
  34. an opinion
  35. False
  36. False
  37. Spiders have 8 legs.
  38. facts that support it
  39. an opinion
  40. a fact

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