Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 338 · 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 an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Plants need water.
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
5. 5.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
12. 12.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
18. 18.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Plants need water.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
34. 34.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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