Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 386 · 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 a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
5. 5.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
11. 11.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
21. 21.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
24. 24.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) guess
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Homework is dull.
30. 30.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) metre (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
32. 32.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Ice is frozen water.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Chess is boring.
37. 37.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
39. 39.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Ice is frozen water.

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