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