Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 42 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) twelve (d) metre
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Science is exciting.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
6. 6.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
7. 7.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
12. 12.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) a rude word (d) facts that support it
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Rainy days are fun.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
25. 25.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
28. 28.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
31. 31.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
32. 32.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Chess is boring.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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