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Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 475 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  2. 2.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
  3. 3.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
  4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  6. 6.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
  9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  10. 10.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
  13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
  14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
  16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
  17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Bees make honey.
  18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  19. 19.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
  21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  22. 22.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  26. 26.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
  28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A year has 12 months.
  29. 29.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
  35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Mangoes taste best.
  36. 36.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
  38. 38.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) metre (c) Tuesday (d) best
  39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Homework is dull.
  40. 40.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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