Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 518 · 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) Tuesday (b) twelve (c) metre (d) best
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
3. 3.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
8. 8.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Ice is frozen water.
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) facts that support it (d) saying it twice
12. 12.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
14. 14.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Bees make honey.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Chess is boring.
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) can be checked
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Science is exciting.
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Bees make honey.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
27. 27.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Mangoes taste best.
29. 29.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
33. 33.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
35. 35.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Rainy days are fun.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Chess is boring.
38. 38.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Homework is dull.

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