Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 434 · 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) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
5. 5.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Ice is frozen water.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
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: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Plants need water. (d) Ice is frozen water.
19. 19.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Rainy days are fun.
22. 22.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
25. 25.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
31. 31.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
35. 35.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
37. 37.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) twelve (d) best
38. 38.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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