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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 411 · 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.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  4. 4.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  8. 8.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  11. 11.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  14. 14.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  16. 16.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
  17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  19. 19.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  25. 25.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
  27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
  30. 30.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  33. 33.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  37. 37.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Rainy days are fun.

Answer key

  1. Spiders have 8 legs.
  2. can be checked
  3. Rainy days are fun.
  4. best
  5. Chess is boring.
  6. a fact
  7. Puzzles are great fun.
  8. False
  9. True
  10. The Moon orbits Earth.
  11. True
  12. True
  13. an opinion
  14. False
  15. Pink is a lovely colour.
  16. use a reliable source
  17. Ice is frozen water.
  18. Pink is a lovely colour.
  19. False
  20. Chess is boring.
  21. a fact
  22. The Moon orbits Earth.
  23. a fact
  24. a fact
  25. True
  26. facts that support it
  27. a fact
  28. an opinion
  29. A triangle has 3 sides.
  30. True
  31. Mangoes taste best.
  32. an opinion
  33. True
  34. True
  35. False
  36. Earth orbits the Sun.
  37. False
  38. a fact
  39. an opinion
  40. Rainy days are fun.

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