Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 528 · 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? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
2. 2.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
3. 3.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧐 An opinion is… (a) always true (b) a proven number (c) what someone thinks (d) a measured result
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
6. 6.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
8. 8.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) guess (c) ask a stranger (d) use a reliable source
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Chess is boring.
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
16. 16.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
18. 18.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Bees make honey.
21. 21.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is a guess (b) can be checked (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A year has 12 months.
24. 24.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) a rude word (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
31. 31.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) A year has 12 months.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
40. 40.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Kolkata is in India.

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