Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 362 · 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? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
9. 9.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
14. 14.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Plants need water.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
24. 24.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
28. 28.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Plants need water.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
38. 38.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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