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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 465 · 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.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
  2. 2.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  5. 5.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
  13. 13.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
  15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  17. 17.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
  20. 20.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  23. 23.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) always true (c) a measured result (d) a proven number
  24. 24.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
  27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  29. 29.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) best (d) Tuesday
  30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  32. 32.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  35. 35.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
  38. 38.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

Answer key

  1. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  2. False
  3. a fact
  4. an opinion
  5. True
  6. an opinion
  7. Science is exciting.
  8. Spiders have 8 legs.
  9. The Moon orbits Earth.
  10. an opinion
  11. a fact
  12. Cartoons are too silly.
  13. False
  14. Samosas are tastiest.
  15. a fact
  16. Dogs beat cats as pets.
  17. False
  18. Ice is frozen water.
  19. Puzzles are great fun.
  20. False
  21. Pink is a lovely colour.
  22. a fact
  23. what someone thinks
  24. True
  25. False
  26. Chess is boring.
  27. an opinion
  28. a fact
  29. best
  30. a fact
  31. an opinion
  32. True
  33. False
  34. Mangoes taste best.
  35. Mangoes taste best.
  36. an opinion
  37. Science is exciting.
  38. True
  39. A year has 12 months.
  40. a fact

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