Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 448 · 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 of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
5. 5.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) saying it twice
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
25. 25.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) guess (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Homework is dull.
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
29. 29.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
31. 31.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
33. 33.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Plants need water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Plants need water.
37. 37.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
38. 38.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) best (c) metre (d) Tuesday
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.

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