Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 279 · 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) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
5. 5.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
8. 8.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” 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) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
14. 14.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
15. 15.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
17. 17.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
21. 21.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
24. 24.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
35. 35.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
38. 38.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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