Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 485 · 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) Rainy days are fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
2. 2.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Rainy days are fun.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) is always funny (c) can be checked (d) someone feels
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
8. 8.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
10. 10.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Ice is frozen water.
11. 11.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
16. 16.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) use a reliable source
20. 20.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) twelve (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) best
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Science is exciting.
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
28. 28.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
31. 31.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
38. 38.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact

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