Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 305 · 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) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
5. 5.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
7. 7.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
12. 12.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
14. 14.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Plants need water.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Plants need water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Plants need water.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
31. 31.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
35. 35.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Rainy days are fun.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.

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