Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 357 · 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? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
3. 3.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
7. 7.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
10. 10.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) Plants need water.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
16. 16.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
19. 19.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
21. 21.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) a rude word
22. 22.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
23. 23.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Bees make honey.
30. 30.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
35. 35.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.

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