Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 532 · 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.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
2. 2.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
3. 3.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
4. 4.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Plants need water.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Plants need water. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Homework is dull.
12. 12.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
14. 14.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
18. 18.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Plants need water. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Homework is dull.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Kolkata is in India.
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
29. 29.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Kolkata is in India.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Plants need water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
34. 34.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
36. 36.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Ice is frozen water. (d) Chess is boring.

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