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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 361 · 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? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
  3. 3.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  6. 6.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
  13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
  17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  18. 18.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  21. 21.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
  22. 22.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  24. 24.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
  29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  32. 32.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  37. 37.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  39. 39.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

Answer key

  1. a fact
  2. can be checked
  3. False
  4. Rainy days are fun.
  5. a fact
  6. True
  7. Pink is a lovely colour.
  8. Pink is a lovely colour.
  9. Homework is dull.
  10. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  11. Puzzles are great fun.
  12. what someone thinks
  13. Mangoes taste best.
  14. a fact
  15. an opinion
  16. best
  17. a fact
  18. False
  19. an opinion
  20. Spiders have 8 legs.
  21. use a reliable source
  22. True
  23. Samosas are tastiest.
  24. False
  25. Samosas are tastiest.
  26. The Moon orbits Earth.
  27. Bees make honey.
  28. Chess is boring.
  29. Science is exciting.
  30. a fact
  31. an opinion
  32. True
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. A triangle has 3 sides.
  37. facts that support it
  38. a fact
  39. False
  40. a fact

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