Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 272 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
5. 5.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Homework is dull.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
9. 9.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
18. 18.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) The Moon orbits Earth.
19. 19.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” 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) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
22. 22.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
24. 24.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
31. 31.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Bees make honey.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
35. 35.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
37. 37.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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