Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 531 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) someone feels (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
4. 4.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Bees make honey. (d) A year has 12 months.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Plants need water.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Plants need water.
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Science is exciting. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Kolkata is in India.
11. 11.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Bees make honey.
15. 15.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Chess is boring.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Mangoes taste best.
17. 17.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) A year has 12 months.
18. 18.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) trust a rumour (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) guess
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
20. 20.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
22. 22.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Plants need water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
26. 26.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Rainy days are fun.
27. 27.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) a rude word (b) shouting it (c) saying it twice (d) facts that support it
28. 28.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
34. 34.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
35. 35.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Homework is dull.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True

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