Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 430 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Kolkata is in India.
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
7. 7.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
12. 12.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
16. 16.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A year has 12 months.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) metre
22. 22.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
37. 37.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
38. 38.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.

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