Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 289 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.
2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Plants need water. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
26. 26.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
27. 27.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
30. 30.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.

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