Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 557 · 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) Rainy days are fun. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
2. 2.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Puzzles are great fun. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Ice is frozen water.
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Chess is boring. (d) A year has 12 months.
4. 4.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) trust a rumour (d) use a reliable source
5. 5.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Ice is frozen water.
9. 9.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Plants need water.
11. 11.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Ice is frozen water.
12. 12.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Kolkata is in India.
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Dogs beat cats as pets. (b) Bees make honey. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Science is exciting.
15. 15.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) A year has 12 months.
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Plants need water. (d) Rainy days are fun.
17. 17.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
18. 18.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) shouting it (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
19. 19.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Rainy days are fun.
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Science is exciting.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
24. 24.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Kolkata is in India.
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Cartoons are too silly. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
28. 28.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
29. 29.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Frogs lay eggs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Science is exciting.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (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) Kolkata is in India. (b) Plants need water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Samosas are tastiest.
35. 35.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Spiders have 8 legs. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) A triangle has 3 sides.
37. 37.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
38. 38.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Samosas are tastiest. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
40. 40.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion

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