Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 273 · 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: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
9. 9.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
24. 24.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
25. 25.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
26. 26.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
29. 29.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
31. 31.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
38. 38.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
40. 40.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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