Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 297 · 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.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
10. 10.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
18. 18.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
28. 28.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
31. 31.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
32. 32.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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