Debate Worksheet: Fact or Opinion

Debate lesson 2: Fact or opinion · Set 559 · 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.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Samosas are tastiest.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Kolkata is in India. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Plants need water.
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ice is frozen water. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Frogs lay eggs. (d) A year has 12 months.
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Earth orbits the Sun. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
7. 7.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Bees make honey.
10. 10.True or false: “Chess is boring.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a measured result
12. 12.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) A triangle has 3 sides. (c) A year has 12 months. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
13. 13.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Chess is boring. (d) Puzzles are great fun.
15. 15.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
16. 16.True or false: “A year has 12 months.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Chess is boring.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
21. 21.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
22. 22.Which of these is an opinion — it is what someone thinks? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Spiders have 8 legs. (d) Kolkata is in India.
23. 23.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
24. 24.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
25. 25.🧐 What makes an opinion stronger in a debate? (a) saying it twice (b) a rude word (c) shouting it (d) facts that support it
26. 26.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Samosas are tastiest. (b) Science is exciting. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) A year has 12 months.
28. 28.True or false: “The Moon orbits Earth.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Rainy days are fun. (b) The Moon orbits Earth. (c) Puzzles are great fun. (d) Science is exciting.
31. 31.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Kolkata is in India.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Puzzles are great fun. (b) Pink is a lovely colour. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Mangoes taste best.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
34. 34.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) guess (b) ask a stranger (c) use a reliable source (d) trust a rumour
35. 35.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Science is exciting. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
37. 37.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) Rainy days are fun. (d) Homework is dull.
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.True or false: “Science is exciting.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Plants need water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) True (b) False

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