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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 415 · 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) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
  2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
  3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
  4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Plants need water. (d) Chess is boring.
  6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  7. 7.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Plants need water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Bees make honey.
  13. 13.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  15. 15.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
  19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Chess is boring.
  22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  23. 23.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  27. 27.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
  32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  33. 33.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
  35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  39. 39.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.

Answer key

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

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