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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 312 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. best
  2. a fact
  3. a fact
  4. use a reliable source
  5. True
  6. an opinion
  7. Mangoes taste best.
  8. False
  9. facts that support it
  10. an opinion
  11. A triangle has 3 sides.
  12. can be checked
  13. False
  14. Chess is boring.
  15. A year has 12 months.
  16. True
  17. Mangoes taste best.
  18. False
  19. The Moon orbits Earth.
  20. False
  21. True
  22. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  23. False
  24. True
  25. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  26. Spiders have 8 legs.
  27. a fact
  28. Pink is a lovely colour.
  29. an opinion
  30. False
  31. a fact
  32. Rainy days are fun.
  33. a fact
  34. Plants need water.
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a fact
  38. Frogs lay eggs.
  39. Bees make honey.
  40. The Moon orbits Earth.

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