Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 401 · 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) Kolkata is in India. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
2. 2.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
23. 23.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
33. 33.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
35. 35.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
36. 36.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Rainy days are fun.
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Science is exciting.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks

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