Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 482 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) can be checked (d) is always funny
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
13. 13.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Chess is boring. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
16. 16.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
18. 18.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Bees make honey.
22. 22.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Science is exciting.
31. 31.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Plants need water. (d) Homework is dull.
36. 36.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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