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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 455 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. use a reliable source
  3. Chess is boring.
  4. A year has 12 months.
  5. can be checked
  6. True
  7. a fact
  8. Cartoons are too silly.
  9. Frogs lay eggs.
  10. a fact
  11. A year has 12 months.
  12. an opinion
  13. an opinion
  14. a fact
  15. what someone thinks
  16. Cartoons are too silly.
  17. A triangle has 3 sides.
  18. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  19. a fact
  20. False
  21. Chess is boring.
  22. True
  23. an opinion
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. Mangoes taste best.
  28. True
  29. Rainy days are fun.
  30. False
  31. The Moon orbits Earth.
  32. an opinion
  33. facts that support it
  34. a fact
  35. an opinion
  36. a fact
  37. an opinion
  38. Mangoes taste best.
  39. True
  40. a fact

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