Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 306 · 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) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Ice is frozen water.
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
19. 19.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
23. 23.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
25. 25.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
27. 27.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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