Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 555 · 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.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) a measured result (c) what someone thinks (d) always true
2. 2.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Plants need water. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Chess is boring.
5. 5.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Bees make honey.
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
7. 7.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) can be checked (c) is a guess (d) is always funny
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
9. 9.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
11. 11.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
12. 12.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) ask a stranger (b) use a reliable source (c) trust a rumour (d) guess
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Chess is boring.
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Dogs beat cats as pets.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Mangoes taste best.
21. 21.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
26. 26.True or false: “Bees make honey.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) best (b) Tuesday (c) metre (d) twelve
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Plants need water. (d) Pink is a lovely colour.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
33. 33.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Plants need water. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
34. 34.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Plants need water.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Plants need water. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
39. 39.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Rainy days are fun.

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