Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 539 · 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) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) someone feels
6. 6.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) twelve (c) best (d) Tuesday
7. 7.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Mangoes taste best.
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Pink is a lovely colour.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
11. 11.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
12. 12.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) facts that support it (b) saying it twice (c) a rude word (d) shouting it
13. 13.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
14. 14.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
15. 15.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Homework is dull.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
21. 21.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Kolkata is in India.
23. 23.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
25. 25.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Bees make honey.
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Chess is boring.
27. 27.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
28. 28.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) always true (c) a proven number (d) what someone thinks
30. 30.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
35. 35.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Plants need water.
36. 36.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Plants need water.
39. 39.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False

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