Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 558 · 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.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Puzzles are great fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) shouting it (b) saying it twice (c) facts that support it (d) a rude word
5. 5.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
6. 6.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) The Moon orbits Earth. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Plants need water. (d) Bees make honey.
8. 8.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Bees make honey. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) Rainy days are fun.
9. 9.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
10. 10.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) best (c) Tuesday (d) twelve
11. 11.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) is always funny (b) can be checked (c) someone feels (d) is a guess
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Bees make honey.
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Ice is frozen water.
14. 14.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a measured result (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) what someone thinks
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “The Moon orbits Earth.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
17. 17.True or false: “A triangle has 3 sides.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
19. 19.True or false: “Frogs lay eggs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) trust a rumour (c) use a reliable source (d) ask a stranger
21. 21.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Plants need water. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Kolkata is in India.
23. 23.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A year has 12 months. (c) Dogs beat cats as pets. (d) Science is exciting.
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
26. 26.True or false: “Mangoes taste best.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
28. 28.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Plants need water. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Bees make honey.
30. 30.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Chess is boring.
32. 32.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) A year has 12 months. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Bees make honey.
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Earth orbits the Sun.
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Plants need water. (c) Samosas are tastiest. (d) Rainy days are fun.
35. 35.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
37. 37.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Bees make honey.
38. 38.True or false: “Earth orbits the Sun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
40. 40.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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