Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 378 · 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 of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Plants need water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
18. 18.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Plants need water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Mangoes taste best.
22. 22.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
27. 27.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
28. 28.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.

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