Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

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

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