Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 328 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
4. 4.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
12. 12.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
23. 23.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
31. 31.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Ice is frozen water.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.

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