Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 299 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
2. 2.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
5. 5.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Plants need water.
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
20. 20.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
22. 22.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
27. 27.True or false: “Bees make honey.” 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) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Chess is boring.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.

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