Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 369 · 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.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) metre
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
5. 5.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Homework is dull.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Plants need water.
13. 13.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
16. 16.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
24. 24.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
34. 34.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
39. 39.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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