Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 373 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
8. 8.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
15. 15.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Ice is frozen water.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
26. 26.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Plants need water.
28. 28.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
39. 39.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.

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