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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 353 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) best (d) metre
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
  7. 7.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  14. 14.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
  17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  18. 18.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  23. 23.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Bees make honey.
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
  28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
  30. 30.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
  31. 31.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
  33. 33.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  36. 36.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  39. 39.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. a fact
  3. Earth orbits the Sun.
  4. best
  5. an opinion
  6. Science is exciting.
  7. True
  8. Ice is frozen water.
  9. Plants need water.
  10. Pink is a lovely colour.
  11. a fact
  12. False
  13. a fact
  14. False
  15. an opinion
  16. Science is exciting.
  17. a fact
  18. False
  19. True
  20. a fact
  21. a fact
  22. Frogs lay eggs.
  23. False
  24. can be checked
  25. Bees make honey.
  26. The Moon orbits Earth.
  27. The Moon orbits Earth.
  28. Spiders have 8 legs.
  29. Samosas are tastiest.
  30. facts that support it
  31. True
  32. what someone thinks
  33. False
  34. Spiders have 8 legs.
  35. A triangle has 3 sides.
  36. False
  37. Plants need water.
  38. a fact
  39. True
  40. False

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