Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 295 · 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) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
2. 2.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) always true
3. 3.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
4. 4.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
10. 10.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
15. 15.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
29. 29.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
31. 31.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.

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