Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 274 · 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: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
5. 5.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
11. 11.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Plants need water.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Ice is frozen water.
16. 16.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Plants need water.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
25. 25.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
27. 27.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
30. 30.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a proven number
31. 31.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” 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) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
33. 33.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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