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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 325 · 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) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
  3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  8. 8.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
  14. 14.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
  17. 17.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  20. 20.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
  27. 27.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  34. 34.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.

Answer key

  1. best
  2. Plants need water.
  3. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  4. A year has 12 months.
  5. an opinion
  6. Rainy days are fun.
  7. A triangle has 3 sides.
  8. use a reliable source
  9. a fact
  10. Plants need water.
  11. a fact
  12. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  13. facts that support it
  14. True
  15. Science is exciting.
  16. Frogs lay eggs.
  17. True
  18. an opinion
  19. Puzzles are great fun.
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. The Moon orbits Earth.
  24. Cartoons are too silly.
  25. a fact
  26. A year has 12 months.
  27. what someone thinks
  28. a fact
  29. Bees make honey.
  30. an opinion
  31. Samosas are tastiest.
  32. a fact
  33. Chess is boring.
  34. False
  35. Rainy days are fun.
  36. a fact
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a fact
  40. Science is exciting.

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