Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 406 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) ask a stranger (d) trust a rumour
2. 2.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Rainy days are fun.
16. 16.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) saying it twice
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Science is exciting.
22. 22.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) a measured result (d) always true
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
25. 25.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) is always funny (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) best
33. 33.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
36. 36.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
39. 39.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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