Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 442 · 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) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is always funny (c) is a guess (d) someone feels
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
15. 15.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
16. 16.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
20. 20.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
22. 22.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Bees make honey.
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
27. 27.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.
35. 35.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) a measured result

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