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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 366 · 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.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
  2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
  3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Plants need water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  11. 11.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  13. 13.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  17. 17.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
  19. 19.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  21. 21.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) always true
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Plants need water.
  23. 23.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
  24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  27. 27.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  30. 30.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  33. 33.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  35. 35.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
  40. 40.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. facts that support it
  2. Chess is boring.
  3. A triangle has 3 sides.
  4. an opinion
  5. Science is exciting.
  6. a fact
  7. Mangoes taste best.
  8. A year has 12 months.
  9. A year has 12 months.
  10. Plants need water.
  11. False
  12. an opinion
  13. False
  14. a fact
  15. A triangle has 3 sides.
  16. Spiders have 8 legs.
  17. False
  18. Frogs lay eggs.
  19. True
  20. a fact
  21. what someone thinks
  22. Chess is boring.
  23. use a reliable source
  24. Cartoons are too silly.
  25. a fact
  26. Mangoes taste best.
  27. False
  28. The Moon orbits Earth.
  29. Frogs lay eggs.
  30. best
  31. an opinion
  32. The Moon orbits Earth.
  33. True
  34. Homework is dull.
  35. False
  36. Homework is dull.
  37. a fact
  38. an opinion
  39. Earth orbits the Sun.
  40. True

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