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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 410 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. an opinion
  2. an opinion
  3. a fact
  4. A year has 12 months.
  5. True
  6. a fact
  7. facts that support it
  8. Spiders have 8 legs.
  9. Cartoons are too silly.
  10. an opinion
  11. a fact
  12. Puzzles are great fun.
  13. an opinion
  14. Frogs lay eggs.
  15. A year has 12 months.
  16. Pink is a lovely colour.
  17. True
  18. Plants need water.
  19. False
  20. Frogs lay eggs.
  21. what someone thinks
  22. an opinion
  23. an opinion
  24. True
  25. False
  26. Bees make honey.
  27. False
  28. False
  29. Chess is boring.
  30. False
  31. True
  32. The Moon orbits Earth.
  33. False
  34. an opinion
  35. True
  36. can be checked
  37. False
  38. False
  39. A triangle has 3 sides.
  40. a fact

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