Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 538 · 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) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
2. 2.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Plants need water.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) someone feels (c) can be checked (d) is a guess
8. 8.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) facts that support it (c) shouting it (d) a rude word
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) guess (d) trust a rumour
13. 13.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) what someone thinks (d) a proven number
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Homework is dull.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Chess is boring. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
18. 18.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Plants need water.
20. 20.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Bees make honey.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Mangoes taste best.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
26. 26.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Plants need water. (d) A year has 12 months.
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
37. 37.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
40. 40.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) best (d) twelve

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