Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 304 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Ice is frozen water.
7. 7.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
18. 18.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
27. 27.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
40. 40.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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