Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 437 · 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) Bees make honey. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Ice is frozen water.
2. 2.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
5. 5.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) A year has 12 months.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
9. 9.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Mangoes taste best.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Plants need water.
23. 23.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
24. 24.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Bees make honey.
26. 26.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a measured result (c) a proven number (d) always true
27. 27.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) metre
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Bees make honey.
31. 31.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Mangoes taste best.
39. 39.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Puzzles are great fun.

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