Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 497 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
6. 6.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) shouting it
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
13. 13.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
17. 17.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
21. 21.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Homework is dull. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
27. 27.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
34. 34.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.

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