Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 358 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
7. 7.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
10. 10.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
15. 15.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
21. 21.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
24. 24.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
36. 36.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
39. 39.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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