Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 320 · 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) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) best (d) metre
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Kolkata is in India.
7. 7.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
10. 10.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
18. 18.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
23. 23.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
26. 26.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Chess is boring.
28. 28.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Science is exciting.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
33. 33.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
34. 34.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
39. 39.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.

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