Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 469 · 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) Chess is boring. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) best
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Homework is dull.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
20. 20.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result
26. 26.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
29. 29.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Kolkata is in India.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
31. 31.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
35. 35.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Rainy days are fun.
38. 38.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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