Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 453 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) is a guess
2. 2.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) metre (c) best (d) twelve
4. 4.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Science is exciting.
7. 7.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Homework is dull.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
12. 12.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Rainy days are fun.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Homework is dull.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Homework is dull.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Plants need water.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
33. 33.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) what someone thinks
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
38. 38.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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