Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 44 · 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) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
3. 3.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
14. 14.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
15. 15.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A year has 12 months.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
19. 19.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Science is exciting.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
25. 25.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
31. 31.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
33. 33.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.

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