Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 487 · 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 word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
2. 2.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
6. 6.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
7. 7.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) facts that support it (c) saying it twice (d) shouting it
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Science is exciting.
12. 12.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Homework is dull.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
22. 22.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Homework is dull. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
38. 38.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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