Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 471 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) twelve (c) Tuesday (d) metre
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) A year has 12 months.
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
8. 8.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
10. 10.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
14. 14.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
17. 17.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
20. 20.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) A year has 12 months.
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
35. 35.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.

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