Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 402 · 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) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
6. 6.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
9. 9.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Rainy days are fun.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
24. 24.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
25. 25.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
33. 33.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
35. 35.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) a proven number
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
38. 38.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
39. 39.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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