Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 405 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
5. 5.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
19. 19.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Science is exciting.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
24. 24.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
25. 25.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
27. 27.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
34. 34.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
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) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
39. 39.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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