Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 336 · 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.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
7. 7.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) twelve (d) best
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
9. 9.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Homework is dull.
12. 12.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
16. 16.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
19. 19.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
28. 28.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
39. 39.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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