Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 330 · 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? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Plants need water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A year has 12 months.
5. 5.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Chess is boring.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
21. 21.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
28. 28.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
30. 30.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
34. 34.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
39. 39.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.

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