Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 460 · 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) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
6. 6.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Mangoes taste best.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Mangoes taste best.
10. 10.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a measured result
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
17. 17.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Homework is dull.
29. 29.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
34. 34.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
37. 37.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) ask a stranger
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.

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