Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 302 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
12. 12.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
14. 14.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
26. 26.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
35. 35.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
38. 38.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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