Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 360 · 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? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
4. 4.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
11. 11.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
16. 16.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
29. 29.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
35. 35.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.

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