Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 494 · 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.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) can be checked
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
3. 3.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
6. 6.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Plants need water. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
10. 10.True or false: “Plants need water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) what someone thinks (c) a proven number (d) a measured result
13. 13.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Ice is frozen water.
16. 16.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
20. 20.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) twelve (d) Tuesday
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Rainy days are fun.
23. 23.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
25. 25.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Homework is dull.
28. 28.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Science is exciting.
29. 29.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) saying it twice (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
30. 30.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Kolkata is in India.
35. 35.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
40. 40.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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