Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 480 · 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 of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Bees make honey.
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
4. 4.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Plants need water.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
9. 9.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Rainy days are fun.
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
13. 13.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Bees make honey. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) Science is exciting.
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
18. 18.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Plants need water.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) A year has 12 months.
38. 38.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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